Aghara / Devil's Horsewhip
Achyranthes aspera var. argentea
- Habit
- Herb
- Flowering
- June-December
How to identify Aghara
Identify Aghara by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Check the distinctive field mark: Silvery-haired leaves.
- Confirm leaf shape: Simple oval/lance-shaped.
- Confirm flower arrangement: Spike (stalkless flowers along a stem).
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: June-December.
- Confirm it sits within the Amaranthaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Aghara.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Achyranthes aspera var. argentea
- Genus
- Achyranthes
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Flowering & fruiting
- June-December
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Simple oval/lance-shapedrecorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Aghara itself; the rest are typical of the Amaranthaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower arrangement
- Spike (stalkless flowers along a stem)recorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Spike
- Fruit
- Achene
Characters marked “recorded” are for Aghara itself; the rest are typical of the Amaranthaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Hindi
- अघाड़ा Aghara, अपामार्ग Apamarga, चिरचिरा Chirchira
- Nepali
- अकमारो Akamaro, अपामार्ग Apaamaarg, दतिवन Datiwan
- Bengali
- অপামার্গ Apamarga, আপাং Apang
- Tamil
- ஆகாடம் Akatam, அபாமார்க்கம் Apamarkkam, நாயுரீஇ Nay-Urii
- Telugu
- అంటీశ Antish, అపామార్గము Apamaargamu, దుబ్బిన చెట్టు Dubbinachettu
- Kannada
- ಉತ್ತರಾಣಿ Uttarani
- Malayalam
- വൻകടലാടി Vankadalaadi
- Marathi
- अघाडा Aghada, अपामार्ग Apamarga, खरमंजरी Kharamanjari
About Aghara
A member of the Amaranthaceae family, Devil's Horsewhip (Achyranthes aspera var. argentea) is a herb. Flowering and fruiting run from June to December.
Amaranthaceae
Amaranth family
Aghara belongs to the Amaranthaceae family.
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