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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:
1304 - NEOA: North Bench W
Currently:
active - healthy
Qty:
2 confirmed on 02-18-2019
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
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
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Mexican Pacific Is.
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Mexico Northwest
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Mexico Southwest
/
Mexico Southeast
/
Belize
/
Guatemala
/
Nicaragua
/
Leeward Is.
/
Windward Is.
/
French Guiana
/
Guyana
/
Suriname
/
Venezuela
/
Colombia
/
Ecuador
/
Peru
/
Brazil West-Central
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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 Mon, 18 Feb 2019 10:33:46 -0500 [bcm v4.0]
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Tribe Gomphreneae
Alternanthera brasiliana
Alternanthera ficoidea
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