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