Achyranthes bidentata Blume, Bijdr. 545 1826.
syn: Achyanthes chinensis Osbeck; A. hispida Moq.; A. japonica (Miq.) Nakai; Centrostachys bidentata (Blume) Standl.
A plant of subtropical and temperate climates usually ascending to 2500 m. Differs from tropical weed A. aspera in being sparsely hairy, in thin larger leaves, ovate-lanceolate, 7-15 cm long, apex narrowed and acuminate; spikes slender, much shorter, rarely exceeding 12 cm; staminodes minutely toothed at tip without a fimbriate dorsal scale.
Photographed from Manali in October, 2009.
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