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Alternanthera
Alternanthera is a genus of flowering plants in the amaranth family, Amaranthaceae. It is a widespread genus with most species occurring in the tropical Americas, and others in Asia, Africa, and Australia. Plants of the genus may be known generally as joyweeds, or Joseph's coat. Several species are notorious noxious weeds.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Alligatorweed
speciesAlternanthera philoxeroides
Ruby Leaf
speciesAlternanthera brasiliana
sanguinaria
speciesAlternanthera ficoidea
Sessile Joyweed
speciesAlternanthera sessilis
creeping chaffweed
speciesAlternanthera pungens
mat chaff-flower
speciesAlternanthera caracasana
Alternanthera porrigens
speciesAlternanthera porrigens
Lesser Joyweed
speciesAlternanthera denticulata
yellow joyweed
speciesAlternanthera flavescens
calicoplant
speciesAlternanthera bettzickiana
threadleaf chaff flower
speciesAlternanthera filifolia
Smooth Joyweed
speciesAlternanthera paronychioides
hairy joyweed
speciesAlternanthera halimifolia
spiny chaff flower
speciesAlternanthera echinocephala
Alternanthera sissoo
speciesAlternanthera sissoo
Hairy Joyweed
speciesAlternanthera nana
Nahui
speciesAlternanthera nahui
Common Joyweed
speciesAlternanthera nodiflora
Alternanthera pubiflora
speciesAlternanthera pubiflora
Alternanthera macbridei
speciesAlternanthera macbridei
Seaside Joyweed
speciesAlternanthera maritima
Alternanthera geniculata
speciesAlternanthera geniculata
Alternanthera littoralis
speciesAlternanthera littoralis
Alternanthera lanceolata
speciesAlternanthera lanceolata
Alternanthera hirtula
speciesAlternanthera hirtula
Alternanthera nodifera
speciesAlternanthera nodifera
Alternanthera albida
speciesAlternanthera albida
Scarlet Temple
speciesAlternanthera reineckii
Alternanthera kurtzii
speciesAlternanthera kurtzii
Alternanthera peruviana
speciesAlternanthera peruviana
Alternanthera albotomentosa
speciesAlternanthera albotomentosa
Alternanthera angustifolia
speciesAlternanthera angustifolia
Alternanthera pumila
speciesAlternanthera pumila
Alternanthera lupulina
speciesAlternanthera lupulina
Alternanthera flavicoma
speciesAlternanthera flavicoma
Alternanthera arequipensis
speciesAlternanthera arequipensis
Alternanthera ramosissima
speciesAlternanthera ramosissima
Alternanthera dominii
speciesAlternanthera dominii
Alternanthera laguroides
speciesAlternanthera laguroides
Alternanthera obovata
speciesAlternanthera obovata
Alternanthera axillaris
speciesAlternanthera axillaris
Alternanthera microphylla
speciesAlternanthera microphylla
Alternanthera praelonga
speciesAlternanthera praelonga
Alternanthera flava
speciesAlternanthera flava
Alternanthera pycnantha
speciesAlternanthera pycnantha
Alternanthera aquatica
speciesAlternanthera aquatica
Alternanthera micrantha
speciesAlternanthera micrantha
Alternanthera stellata
speciesAlternanthera stellata
Alternanthera albosquarrosa
speciesAlternanthera albosquarrosa
Alternanthera mollendoana
speciesAlternanthera mollendoana
Alternanthera tetramera
speciesAlternanthera tetramera
Alternanthera suessenguthii
speciesAlternanthera suessenguthii
Alternanthera martii
speciesAlternanthera martii
Alternanthera galapagensis
speciesAlternanthera galapagensis
Alternanthera rugulosa
speciesAlternanthera rugulosa
Alternanthera vestita
speciesAlternanthera vestita
Alternanthera cordobensis
speciesAlternanthera cordobensis
Alternanthera canescens
speciesAlternanthera canescens
Alternanthera pulverulenta
speciesAlternanthera pulverulenta
Alternanthera laxa
speciesAlternanthera laxa
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 62885.