Achyranthes mutica

Achyranthes mutica (also called blunt chaff flower) is a species of plant in the family Amaranthaceae. It is endemic to Hawaii.^[2] It is a perennial shrub that grows up to 2 ft (0.61 m) tall.^[3] Its natural habitats are dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.

Achyranthes mutica
A. mutica flower
Conservation status
Critically Endangered  (IUCN 3.1)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Amaranthaceae
Genus:	Achyranthes
Species:	A. mutica
Binomial name
Achyranthes mutica A.Gray