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Accession Data:
Alternanthera brasiliana
(L.) Kuntze
Common Name:
Brazilian Joyweed
Family:
Amaranthaceae
Juss.
Synonym(s):
Alternanthera dentata
(Moench.) Stuchlik ex R.E. Fries
Country of Origin:
West Indies to Brazil
USDA Zone:
10-11
Accession Data:
Accession #
199200486
Source:
Unknown
Accession Date:
12-31-1992
Bench:
1302 - NEOA: North Bench E
Currently:
active - healthy
Qty:
2 confirmed on 10-08-2024
Classification:
Division:
Magnoliophyta
Class:
Magnoliopsida
SubClass:
core eudicots
Order:
Caryophyllales
SubOrder:
Family:
Amaranthaceae
SubFamily:
Gomphrenoideae
Tribe:
Gomphreneae
SubTribe:
Flowering Data:
This accession has been observed in bloom on:
Year
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Jul
Aug
Sep
Oct
Nov
Dec
2024
2023
2022
2021
2020
2019
2018
2017
2016
2015
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010
2009
2008
2007
2006
References (internal):
EEB 3271 - Systematic Botany
EEB Greenhouse Holdings native to:
Mexico Central
/
Mexico Northeast
/
Mexico Gulf
/
Mexican Pacific Is.
/
Mexico Northwest
/
Mexico Southwest
/
Mexico Southeast
/
Belize
/
Guatemala
/
Nicaragua
/
Leeward Is.
/
Windward Is.
/
French Guiana
/
Guyana
/
Suriname
/
Venezuela
/
Colombia
/
Ecuador
/
Peru
/
Brazil West-Central
/
Brazil Northeast
/
Brazil Southeast
/
Brazil North
/
Brazil South
References (external):
Alternanthera brasiliana
at ARS-GRIN Taxonomy. Last accessed on Sunday, October 21, 2018.
data regenerated on Tue, 08 Oct 2024 12:03:51 -0400 [bcm v4.0]
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Alternanthera brasiliana
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W/C
=
Wild Collected
= indicates flowering in past 14 days
= images available for this accession
= map available for this accession
= accession added within past 90 days