# Axyris

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{{short description|Genus of Amaranthaceae plants}}
{{Automatic taxobox
|image =Axyris amaranthoides - Norman Criddle 1906.png
|image_caption =''Axyris amaranthoides'' botanical illustration
|display_parents = 2
|taxon = Axyris
|authority = [L.](/source/Carl_Linnaeus)<ref>[Sp. Pl.](/source/Sp._Pl.): 979 (1753)</ref>
|subdivision_ranks = Species
|subdivision = See text
|synonyms = *''Diotis'' <small>Schreb.</small>
*''Eurotia'' <small>Adans.</small>
*''Gueldenstaedtia'' <small>Neck.</small>
}}

'''''Axyris''''', the '''Russian pigweeds''', are a genus of flowering plants in the amaranth family [Amaranthaceae](/source/Amaranthaceae), native to temperate parts of Eastern Europe and Asia.  The center of genetic diversity is the Altai to northern Tien-Shan mountains.<ref>{{cite journal |doi=10.3372/wi.41.41108 |title=''Axyris'' (Chenopodiaceaes s.str. or Amaranthaceaes s.l.) in the Himalayas and Tibet |year=2011 |last1=Sukhorukov |first1=Alexander P. |s2cid=83822100 |journal=Willdenowia |volume=41 |pages=75–82 |doi-access=free }}</ref> The best known species is ''Axyris amaranthoides'', which has become a widespread invasive in northern North America. 

==Species==
Currently accepted species include:

*''[Axyris amaranthoides](/source/Axyris_amaranthoides)'' <small>[L.](/source/Carl_Linnaeus)</small>
*''[Axyris caucasica](/source/Axyris_caucasica)'' <small>(Sommier & Levier) Lipsky</small>
*''[Axyris hybrida](/source/Axyris_hybrida)'' <small>[L.](/source/Carl_Linnaeus)</small>
*''[Axyris koreana](/source/Axyris_koreana)'' <small>Nakai</small>
*''[Axyris mira](/source/Axyris_mira)'' <small>Sukhor.</small>
*''[Axyris prostrata](/source/Axyris_prostrata)'' <small>[L.](/source/Carl_Linnaeus)</small>
*''[Axyris sphaerosperma](/source/Axyris_sphaerosperma)'' <small>Fisch. & C.A.Mey.</small>

==References== 
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Category:Chenopodioideae
Category:Amaranthaceae genera

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