Round-leaved chaff flower (Achyranthes splendens)

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Facts – Round-leaved chaff flower

Kingdom	Plantae
Phylum	Tracheophyta
Class	Liliopsida
Order	Liliales
Family	Liliaceae
Genus	Aloe (1)

Status – Round-leaved chaff flower

Classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List (1). Varieties Achyranthes splendens var. rotundata is classified as Critically Endangered (CR) and Achyranthes splendens var. splendens is classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List (1).

Description – Round-leaved chaff flower

Information on the Round-leaved chaff flower is currently being researched and written and will appear here shortly.

Find out more – Round-leaved chaff flower

For more information on the round-leaved chaff flower, see:

Center for Plant Conservation:
http://www.centerforplantconservation.org/Collection/CPC_ViewProfile.asp?CPCNum=26

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Varieties: in taxonomy, (the science of classifying organisms), variety is the rank below subspecies. Members of a variety differ from others of the same species in relatively minor ways.

References

IUCN Red List (October, 2009)
http://www.iucnredlist.org/

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Round-leaved chaff flower plants in flower

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Round-leaved chaff flower plants in flower

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