Axyris

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.

Axyris
Axyris amaranthoides botanical illustration
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Subfamily: Chenopodioideae
Tribe: Axyrideae
Genus: Axyris
L.[1]
Species

See text

Synonyms
  • Diotis Schreb.
  • Eurotia Adans.
  • Gueldenstaedtia Neck.

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
  1. Sp. Pl.: 979 (1753)
  2. 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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