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Ouret lanata (synonymAerva lanata), the mountain knotgrass,[2] is a woody, prostrate or succulent, perennialherb in the family Amaranthaceae, native to the tropics of Africa and Asia. It has been included as occurring in Australia by the US government,[3] but it is not recognised as occurring in Australia by any Australian state herbarium or Plants of the World Online.[4][1] The plant sometimes flowers in the first year.[5][6]
Aerva lanata var. leucuroidesSuess. (1951), nom. illeg.
Aerva lanata f. microphyllaSuess. (1950)
Aerva lanata var. microstachysMoq. (1849)
Aerva lanata var. orbicularisSuess. (1950)
Aerva lanata var. pseudojavanicaSuess. (1950)
Aerva lanata var. rhombeaSuess. (1953)
Aerva lanata var. robustaBalf.f. (1884)
Aerva lanata var. rotundifoliaMoq. (1849)
Aerva lanata f. squarrosaSuess. (1950)
Aerva lanata var. steudneriAsch. (1867)
Aerva lanata var. suborbicularisSuess. (1950)
Aerva lanata var. viridisMoq. (1849)
Aerva mozambicensis Gand. (1919)
Aerva pubescensMart. (1825)
Aerva sansibarica Suess. (1949 publ. 1950)
Aerva tandaloBuch.-Ham. ex Dill. (1839)
Aerva viridisE.Mey. ex Moq. (1849), pro syn.
Alternanthera pubescensMoq. (1849)
Amaranthus aeruoidesHochst. & Steud. ex A.Rich. (1850)
Amaranthus lanatusDum.Cours. (1802)
Illecebrum lanatum (L.) L. (1771)
Illecebrum pubescensWilld. (1809)
Ouret persica var. pubescens(Mart.) Kuntze (1891)
Paronychia lanata(L.) Moench in Suppl. Meth.: 112 (1802)
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Ouret lanata is a common weed which grows wild everywhere in the plains of India. The root has a camphor-like aroma. The dried flowers which look like soft spikes, are sold under the commercial names Buikallan and Boor. It is one of the plants included in Dasapushpam, the ten sacred flowers of Kerala.