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Axyris
Sign in to saveAxyris, the Russian pigweeds, are a genus of flowering plants in the amaranth family Amaranthaceae, native to temperate parts of Eastern Europe and Asia. The center of genetic diversity is the Altai to northern Tien-Shan mountains. The best known species is Axyris amaranthoides, which has become a widespread invasive in northern North America.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Axyris is referenced by 4 other articles, and connects out to plant, Carl Linnaeus and Wikidata.
Vinony files it under Amaranthaceae genera, Chenopodioideae and Taxonbars with 20–24 taxon IDs.
Its subject is documented across 15 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderCaryophyllales
- FamilyAmaranthaceae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 38
- With media
- 34
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Collections
- CAS, CM, B, JBRJ, GA, UPS
- Recorded in
- United States, Canada, Russian Federation, Brasil, Netherlands, Russia, Germany, Finland
Wikidata facts
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- taxon
- Image
- Axyris amaranthoides 91410184.jpg
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- Axyris
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- Axyris
- topic's main category
- Category:Axyris
- taxonomic type
- Axyris amaranthoides
- taxon common name
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Encyclopedic overview
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Axyris, the Russian pigweeds, are a genus of flowering plants in the amaranth family Amaranthaceae, native to temperate parts of Eastern Europe and Asia. The center of genetic diversity is the Altai to northern Tien-Shan mountains. The best known species is Axyris amaranthoides, which has become a widespread invasive in northern North America.
==Species== Currently accepted species include: Axyris amaranthoides L. Axyris caucasica (Sommier & Levier) Lipsky Axyris hybrida L. Axyris koreana Nakai Axyris mira Sukhor. Axyris prostrata L. Axyris sphaerosperma Fisch. & C.A.Mey.
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