Aerva lanata(AERLA)
Overview Code created in: 1996-10-28
- EPPO Code: AERLA
- Preferred name: Aerva lanata
- Authority: (Linnaeus) Schultes
Southeast Mediterranean (Egypt), Western Asia (Arabia, Yemen), Himalayas, India, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Indochina (Vietnam), Malesia (Malaya, Sumatra, Java, Philippines), Tchad to Somalia, Côte d'Ivoire to Cameroon, Congo, Zaïre and East Africa, southwards to Angola and Mozambique, Madagascar. A widespread weed. Edible as a spinach
| Name | Authority |
|---|---|
| Ouret lanata | (Linnaeus) Kuntze |
| Name | Language |
|---|---|
| mountain knotgrass | English |
Kingdom
Plantae (
1PLAK )
Phylum
Magnoliophyta (
1MAGP )
Class
Angiospermae (
1ANGC )
Category
Basal core eudicots (
1CEUD )
Order
Caryophyllales (
1CAFO )
Family
Amaranthaceae (
1AMAF )
Subfamily
Amaranthoideae (
1AMAS )
Genus
Aerva (
1AERG )
Species
Aerva lanata (
AERLA )