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Alternanthera  Forsk.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 20763

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): alternanthera
 
    joyweed
 
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: unknown    
  Latest Record Review: 1999    
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  -- Planta, plantes, plants, Vegetal  
    SubkingdomTracheobionta  -- vascular plants  
       DivisionMagnoliophyta  -- angiospermes, angiosperms, flowering plants, phanérogames, plantes à fleurs, plantes à fruits  
          ClassMagnoliopsida  -- dicots, dicotylédones, dicotyledons  
             SubclassCaryophyllidae   
                OrderCaryophyllales   
                   FamilyAmaranthaceae  -- amaranthes, pigweed  
                      GenusAlternanthera Forsk. -- alternanthera, joyweed  
    Direct Children:  
                         Subspecies Alternanthera tenella ssp. tenella Colla -- sanguinaria 
                         Species Alternanthera bettzichiana (Regel) Voss -- calicoplant 
                         Species Alternanthera brasiliana (L.) Kuntze -- Brazilian joyweed 
                         Species Alternanthera caracasana Kunth -- washerwoman 
                         Species Alternanthera crucis (Moq.) Boldingh -- West Indian joyweed 
                         Species Alternanthera echinocephala (Hook. f.) Christoph. -- seaurchin joyweed 
                         Species Alternanthera flavescens Kunth -- yellow joyweed 
                         Species Alternanthera flavogrisea Urban -- alternanthera, hairy joyweed 
                         Species Alternanthera hassleriana Chodat ex Chodat & Hassler -- Hassler's alternanthera 
                         Species Alternanthera ingramiana (Standl.) Schinz  
                         Species Alternanthera maritima (Mart.) St.-Hil. -- seaside joyweed 
                         Species Alternanthera olivacea (Urb.) Urb.  
                         Species Alternanthera palmeri S. Wats. -- Palmer's joyweed 
                         Species Alternanthera paronichyoides St.-Hil. -- smooth joyweed 
                         Species Alternanthera philoxeroides (Mart.) Griseb. -- alligator weed, alligatorweed, pig weed 
                         Species Alternanthera pungens Kunth -- creeping chaffweed, khakiweed 
                         Species Alternanthera sessilis (L.) R. Br. ex DC. -- sessile joyweed 
                         Species Alternanthera tenella Colla -- sanguinaria 
                         Species Alternanthera trigyna L. -- island joyweed 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: John Kartesz  
  Notes: Biota of North America Project (BONAP), University of North Carolina   
  Reference for: Alternanthera   
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Alternanthera   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Alternanthera   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Alternanthera   
       
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