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Alternanthera pungens Kunth
khakiweed

       
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Alternanthera pungens Kunth

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Synonyms:
Alternanthera pungens Kunth

  ACLE5 Achyranthes leiantha (Seub.) Standl.
  ACRE5 Achyranthes repens L.
  ALAC6 Alternanthera achyrantha (L.) R. Br. ex Sweet
  ALRE2 Alternanthera repens (L.) Link, non J.F. Gmel.
 

Distribution:
Alternanthera pungens Kunth

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, FL, GA, HI, NY, SC, TX, VA), USA+ (PR)
 

Related Taxa:
Alternanthera pungens Kunth

View 23 genera in Amaranthaceae, 15 species in Alternanthera
 

Classification:
Alternanthera pungens Kunth

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Caryophyllidae
Order Caryophyllales
Family Amaranthaceae – Amaranth family
Genus Alternanthera Forssk. – joyweed
Species Alternanthera pungens Kunth – khakiweed
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Alternanthera pungens Kunth

The related entity italicized and indented above is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Arkansas:
Alternanthera
alligatorweed              Noxious weed
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Alternanthera pungens Kunth

creeping chaffweed
khakiweed
Alternanthera
alligatorweed

This plant and the related entity italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
WSWS        Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming. 630pp.
 

Introduced Information:
Alternanthera pungens Kunth

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Alternanthera pungens Kunth

View species account and distribution map from Flora of North America (FNA).

View species account and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 20771.

 
 
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