Japanese Chaff Flower
Scientific Name: Achyranthes japonica
Highly invasive perennial growing 3-6 feet high. Native to East Asia.
Japanese Chaff Flower
Scientific Name: Achyranthes japonica
Japanese Chaff Flower
| Genus species: | Achyranthes japonica | |||||||||||
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| Common Name: | Japanese Chaff Flower | |||||||||||
| Family Name: | Amaranthaceae 
Annual or perennial herbs; leaves alternate or opposite, simple, usually entire; flowers bisexual or unisexual, regular, in various clusters, often congested and with colorful bracts; fruit a utricle. | |||||||||||
| Seed Type | Angiosperm | |||||||||||
| Origin:
Native: native to North America. Non-native: not native to North America. Introduced Native: native to North America, but not Rowe Woods. * Definitions based on the USDA terminology |
Nonnative | |||||||||||
| Category: | Wildflower | |||||||||||
| Flower Color: | Green/Brown | |||||||||||
| Identified by: | J.D. Mancini | |||||||||||
| Months in Bloom The highlighted month(s) in this chart indicates the month(s) the plant has been observed blooming. | ||||||||||||
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