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Alternanthera caracasana

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Mat Chaff-flower

G5Secure Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →

G5SecureGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.140730

Element CodePDAMA03030

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderCaryophyllales

FamilyAmaranthaceae

GenusAlternanthera

Synonyms

Alternanthera peploides(HUMB. & BONPL. EX WILLD.) URB.

Concept Reference

Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.

Taxonomic Comments

Native to Central and South America (Hickman, Jepson man. Calif.).

Conservation Status

Review Date1989-05-16

Change Date1989-05-16

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (1)

United StatesNNA

Province	Rank	Native
Arkansas	SNA	No
Missouri	SNA	No
Oklahoma	SNA	No
Georgia	SNA	No
California	SNA	No
Maryland	SNA	No
Arizona	SNA	No
Louisiana	SNA	No
Alabama	SNA	No
Florida	SNA	No
Hawaii	SNA	No
Texas	SNA	No
North Carolina	SNA	No
Mississippi	SNA	No
South Carolina	SNA	No
New Mexico	SNA	No

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (2)

New Mexico (2)

Area	Forest	Acres
Gila Box	Gila National Forest	23,759
Last Chance Canyon	Lincoln National Forest	8,934

References (2)

Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2003b. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 4, Magnoliophyta: Caryophyllidae, part 1. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 559 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.