Botanical Name - Achyranthes aspera L.

Group:

1 Angiosperms (Flowering Plants) - I - Dicotyledons

Family:

Amaranthaceae

Genus:

Achyranthes

Common sinhala name:

Karal heba

Habit:

Origin:

N

National conservation status:

LC

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All vernacular names:

Gas-karalheba, Wel-Karal-sebo, Karalsebo, Wal Karal Heba, කරල්හැබ, කරල් සැබෝ, ගස් කරල්හැබ (Sinhala), Apamarga / Chamatkara (Sanskrit), Nayururi (Tamil), Pickly chaff flower (English)