Alternanthera pungens
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 pungens
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1818
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Alternanthera pungens. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
31 synonyms in this snapshot
- Achyranthes leiantha(Seub.) Standl.
- Achyranthes lorentzii(Uline) Standl.
- Achyranthes mucronataLam.
- Achyranthes niveaLink
- Achyranthes obovataPav. ex Moq.
- Achyranthes radicansCav.
- Achyranthes repensL.
- Alternanthera achyranthaR.Br. ex Sweet
- Alternanthera achyrantha var. echinata(Sm.) Maiden
- Alternanthera achyrantha var. leianthaSeub.
- Alternanthera achyrantha var. pungens(Kunth) Suess.
- Alternanthera ciliataPoepp. ex Seub.
- Alternanthera echinataSm.
- Alternanthera leiantha(Seub.) Alain
- Alternanthera lorentziiUline
- Alternanthera procumbensRojas Acosta
- Alternanthera pungens f. paucifloraSuess.
- Alternanthera pungens var. leiantha(Seub.) Suess.
- Alternanthera pungens var. monocephala(O.Bolòs & A.Marcos) O.Bolòs & Vigo
- Alternanthera repens(L.) Link
- Alternanthera repens f. monocephalaBolus & Marcos
- Alternanthera thomensisGand.
- Bucholzia spinescensGillies ex Moq.
- Celosia echinataHumb. & Bonpl. ex Roem. & Schult.
- Desmochaeta sordidaBunbury
- Guilleminea procumbensRojas Acosta
- Illecebrum achyranthaL.
- Illecebrum pungensSpreng.
- Pityranthus crassifoliusMart.
- Pupalia sordida(Bunbury) Moq.
- Telanthera pungensMoq.
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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