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Alternanthera philoxeroides

(Mart.) Griseb.

Alligator-weed

GNRUnranked Found in 1 roadless area NatureServe Explorer →

GNRUnrankedGlobal Rank

Identity

Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.133717

Element CodePDAMA030A0

Record TypeSPECIES

ClassificationSpecies

Classification StatusStandard

Name CategoryVascular Plant

KingdomPlantae

PhylumAnthophyta

ClassDicotyledoneae

OrderCaryophyllales

FamilyAmaranthaceae

GenusAlternanthera

Other Common Names

alligatorweed (EN)

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.

Conservation Status

Change Date1994-03-22

Ecology & Habitat

Other Nations (1)

United StatesNNA

Province	Rank	Native
California	SNA	No
Tennessee	SNA	No
Virginia	SNA	No
South Carolina	SNA	No
Mississippi	SNA	No
Illinois	SNA	No
Georgia	SNA	No
Texas	SNA	No
Kentucky	SNA	No
Florida	SNA	No
North Carolina	SNA	No
Arkansas	SNA	No
Louisiana	SNA	No
Alabama	SNA	No
Indiana	SNA	No

Plant Characteristics

Economic Value (Genus)No

Roadless Areas (1)

Florida (1)

Area	Forest	Acres
Farles Prairie	Ocala National Forest	1,901

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.