Amaranthaceae
Forest burr
Pupalia lappacea
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Genus
- Pupalia
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Common names
By language (4)
- Afrikaans
- Beesklits, Bosklits
- English
- Forest burr, Sweethearts
- German
- Celosia lappacea
- Zulu
- Isinama esibomvu
Synonyms
- Achyranthes atropurpurea Lam.
- Achyranthes echinata Retz.
- Achyranthes lappacea L.
- Achyranthes patula L.f.
- Achyranthes styracifolia Lam.
- Aerva velutina Moq.
- Amaranthus arctioideus Perr. ex Moq.
- Cadelari lappacea (L.) Medik.
- Codivalia lappacea (L.) Raf.
- Codivalia patula (L.f.) Raf.
- Desmochaeta flavescens DC.
- Desmochaeta lappacea (L.) Griff.
- Desmochaeta patula Roem. & Schult.
- Desmochaeta sanguinolenta Link
- Desmochaeta xanthioides A.Braun
- Pupalia atropurpurea (Lam.) Moq.
- Pupalia lappacea var. lappacea
Flowers
- In flower
- January to April, June to August, October to November (from 29 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Elena_Sherehora, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Dinesh Valke, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Karim Haddad, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Prince Molokomme, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Michael Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Swarochi Tathagath, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: dune_ninja, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: lallen, CC0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.