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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.[2] 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.
References
- ^ Sp. Pl.: 979 (1753)
- ^ Sukhorukov, Alexander P. (2011). "Axyris (Chenopodiaceaes s.str. or Amaranthaceaes s.l.) in the Himalayas and Tibet". Willdenowia. 41: 75–82. doi:10.3372/wi.41.41108. S2CID 83822100.
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