Lal Aghada / Pink Chaff Flower
Achyranthes coynei
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Delhi
- Flowering
- September-March
How to identify Lal Aghada
Identify Lal Aghada 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: Pink-tinged flower spikes.
- Confirm leaf shape: Simple oval/lance-shaped.
- Confirm flower arrangement: Spike (stalkless flowers along a stem).
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: September-March.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, Delhi.
- Confirm it sits within the Amaranthaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Lal Aghada.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Achyranthes coynei
- Genus
- Achyranthes
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Native to
- India
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, Delhi
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-March
- Conservation status
- Endangered (EN)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- Simple oval/lance-shapedrecorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Lal Aghada 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 Lal Aghada itself; the rest are typical of the Amaranthaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Kannada
- ಕೆಂಪು ಉತ್ತರಾಣಿ Kempu uttarani
- Marathi
- लाल अघाडा Lal aghada
About Lal Aghada
Pink Chaff Flower (Achyranthes coynei) belongs to the Amaranthaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra and Delhi. Flowering and fruiting run from September to March.
Amaranthaceae
Amaranth family
Lal Aghada belongs to the Amaranthaceae family.
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