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Achyranthes atollensis
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Achyranthes atollensis was a species of plant in the family Amaranthaceae. It was endemic to the Northwestern Hawaiian Islands of Kure, Midway, Laysan and the Pearl and Hermes Atoll. Its natural habitat was sandy shores. It became extinct due to habitat loss and the introduction of non-native species, and was last seen in 1964. It was a perennial shrub living in dry shrublands on calcareous sand and atolls.
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Achyranthes atollensis
- Slug
- achyranthes-atollensis
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Genus
- Achyranthes
- Species
- atollensis
- Wikidata QID
- Q147565
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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