Alternanthera pungens Kunth
AMARANTHACEAE
- Amaranth family (Angiosperms - Flowering plants)
Taxon Page:
Name: Alternanthera pungens Kunth
Nomencl. ref.: Nov. Gen. Sp. [H.B.K.] 2: 206 (1818)
Rank: species
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Common names
U.S.
name:
Khakiweed
English name: creeping chaffweed English name: khakibur
Spanish name: hierba del pollo
Italian name: Alternantera pungente
Grown habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
Synonyms:
= Achyranthes leiantha (Seub.) Standl.
= Achyranthes repens L.
= Alternanthera achyrantha (L.) R. Br. ex Sweet
= Alternanthera repens (L.) Link, non J.F. Gmel.
TAXONOMY
Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom: Tracheobionta
Superdivision: Spermatophyta
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Caryophyllidae
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Alternanthera
Species:
Page counter: 1430 ( AVG: 222.37 / 291.405 )
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Alternanthera pungens
Seeds at State nursery Kahului, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Alternanthera pungens
Prickles at Kanaha Beach, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Alternanthera pungens
Seeds at State nursery Kahului, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Alternanthera pungens
Seeds at State nursery Kahului, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Alternanthera pungens
Prickles at Kanaha Beach, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Alternanthera pungens
Seeds at State nursery Kahului, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Alternanthera pungens
Habit at State nursery Kahului, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Alternanthera pungens
Prickles at Kalepolepo, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Alternanthera pungens
Habit at Kawililipoa, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Alternanthera pungens
Voucher 050418 32 at Kapapa, Oahu - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Alternanthera pungens
Habit at Kanaha Beach, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Alternanthera pungens
Habit at Keopuolani Park, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Alternanthera pungens
Habit at Kalepolepo, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Alternanthera pungens
Leaves and thorny seeds at Launiupoko, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
Alternanthera pungens
Habit at Keopuolani Park, Maui - Credit: Forest and Kim Starr - Plants of Hawaii - Image licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 License, permitting sharing and adaptation with attribution.
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Distribution in USA and Canada (*)
USA (AL, FL, GA, HI, NY, SC, TX, VA), USA+ (Puerto Rico)
Map for Alternanthera pungens Kunth
(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA
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More species:
1) Alternanthera repens (L.) Link, non J.F. Gmel. [91]
2) Alternanthera sessilis (L.) R. Br. ex DC. [2300]
3) Alternanthera tenella Colla [305]
4) Alternanthera tenella Colla var. versicolor (Lem.) Veldkamp [177]
5) Althaea hirsuta L. [1262]
6) Alysicarpus ovalifolius (Schumach.) J. Léonard [304]
7) Alyssoides utriculata (L.) Medik. [1472]
8) Alyssum argenteum All. [768]
9) Alyssum lenense Adams [422]
10) Alyssum obovatum (C.A. Mey.) Turcz. [306]
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