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Achyranthes mutica
A. mutica flower
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Amaranthaceae
Genus:	Achyranthes
Species:	A. mutica
Binomial name
Achyranthes mutica A.Gray

Achyranthes mutica (also called blunt chaff flower) is a species of plant in the family Amaranthaceae. It is endemic to Hawaii. It is a perennial shrub that grows up to 2 ft (0.61 m) tall. Its natural habitats are dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

References

1. Bruegmann, M.M.; Caraway, V. (2003). "Achyranthes mutica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2003: e.T44075A10848211. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T44075A10848211.en. Retrieved 12 November 2021.
2. "Achyranthes mutica A.Gray ex H.Mann | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2022-12-18.
3. "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 2022-12-18.

Sources

• Bruegmann, M.M. & Caraway V. (2003). "Achyranthes mutica". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2003: e.T44075A10848211. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T44075A10848211.en.

External links

• Achyranthes mutica information from the Hawaiian Ecosystems at Risk project (HEAR)

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