Alternanthera philoxeroides

Alternanthera philoxeroides

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Caryophyllales
Classification System: APG III (down to family level) Main Page Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Ordo: Caryophyllales

Familia: Amaranthaceae
Subfamilia: Gomphrenoideae
Genus: Alternanthera
Species: Alternanthera philoxeroides

Name

Alternanthera philoxeroides (Mart.) Griseb.

References

• Bassett, I.E.; Beggs, J.R.; Paynter, Q. 2010: Decomposition dynamics of invasive alligator weed compared with native sedges in a Northland lake. New Zealand journal of ecology, 34(3): 324-331.
• USDA, NRCS. 2006. The PLANTS Database, 6 March 2006 (http://plants.usda.gov).

Data compiled from various sources by Mark W. Skinner. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.

• Abh. Königl. Ges. Wiss. Göttingen 24:36. 1879 (Symb. fl. argent.)
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Alternanthera philoxeroides in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service.

Vernacular names

Deutsch: Alligatorkraut
English: alligator weed
中文: 空心莲子草, 革命草, 水花生, 喜旱莲子草