Alternanthera ficoidea
A species in the Amaranthaceae family, accepted in the World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026 edition.
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- Plant group
- Angiosperms · flowering plants
- Order
- Caryophyllales
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Genus
- Alternanthera
- Species
- Alternanthera ficoidea
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1818
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Alternanthera ficoidea. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
23 synonyms in this snapshot
- Achyranthes ficoideaName author: (L.) Lam.
- Alternanthera brachiataName author: hort. ex Moq.
- Alternanthera diffusaName author: Schacht
- Alternanthera ficoidea var. brachiataName author: Uline & W.L.Bray
- Alternanthera ficoidea var. diffusaName author: (Mart.) Kuntze
- Alternanthera ficoidea var. erectaName author: (Mart.) Pedersen
- Alternanthera ficoidea var. radicansName author: (Mart.) Pedersen
- Alternanthera polygonoides var. diffusaName author: (Mart.) Moq. ex Hicken
- Alternanthera polygonoides var. glabrescensName author: Gris
- Alternanthera tenellaName author: Colla
- Alternanthera triandraName author: Steud.
- Bucholzia brachiataName author: Schrad. ex Seub.
- Bucholzia brachiataName author: Schrad. ex Moq.
- Bucholzia diffusaName author: Mart.
- Bucholzia ficoideaName author: (L.) Mart.
- Bucholzia polygonoides var. diffusaName author: Mart.
- Bucholzia polygonoides var. erectaName author: Mart.
- Bucholzia polygonoides var. radicansName author: Mart.
- Gomphrena ficoideaName author: Carl Linnaeus (L.)
- Illecebrum ficoideumName author: (L.) L.
- Paronychia ficoideaName author: (L.) Desf.
- Steiremis ficoideaName author: (L.) Raf.
- Telanthera ficoideaName author: (L.) Moq.
About this record
Source: World Flora Online Plant List, June 2026, published June 21, 2026. Taxonomic data is available under CC0. Acceptance, synonymy, and family placement reflect this release and may change with later research. A missing extinction flag is not evidence of a species’ conservation status. Photographs, where available, are separately credited botanical references. This record does not supply cut-flower availability or a guaranteed care schedule.
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