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 ficoidea(L.) Lam.
- Alternanthera brachiatahort. ex Moq.
- Alternanthera diffusaSchacht
- Alternanthera ficoidea var. brachiataUline & W.L.Bray
- Alternanthera ficoidea var. diffusa(Mart.) Kuntze
- Alternanthera ficoidea var. erecta(Mart.) Pedersen
- Alternanthera ficoidea var. radicans(Mart.) Pedersen
- Alternanthera polygonoides var. diffusa(Mart.) Moq. ex Hicken
- Alternanthera polygonoides var. glabrescensGris
- Alternanthera tenellaColla
- Alternanthera triandraSteud.
- Bucholzia brachiataSchrad. ex Seub.
- Bucholzia brachiataSchrad. ex Moq.
- Bucholzia diffusaMart.
- Bucholzia ficoidea(L.) Mart.
- Bucholzia polygonoides var. diffusaMart.
- Bucholzia polygonoides var. erectaMart.
- Bucholzia polygonoides var. radicansMart.
- Gomphrena ficoideaL.
- Illecebrum ficoideum(L.) L.
- Paronychia ficoidea(L.) Desf.
- Steiremis ficoidea(L.) Raf.
- Telanthera ficoidea(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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