Alternanthera sessilis
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 sessilis
- Taxonomic status
- Accepted in this release
- Name publication year
- 1813
Synonyms & earlier names
Names that this release treats as synonyms of Alternanthera sessilis. These are scientific names, not a list of cultivars or common names.
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- Achyranthes linearifoliaName author: Sw. ex Wikstr.
- Achyranthes sessilisName author: (L.) Besser
- Achyranthes triandraName author: Roxb.
- Achyranthes villosaName author: Blanco
- Allaganthera forsskaoleiName author: Mart.
- Alternanthera achyranthesName author: Forssk.
- Alternanthera achyranthoidesName author: Hiern
- Alternanthera achyranthoidesName author: Forssk.
- Alternanthera angustifoliaName author: R.Br.
- Alternanthera angustifolia var. lanataName author: Benth.
- Alternanthera angustifolia var. macrocephalaName author: Domin
- Alternanthera angustifolia var. typicaName author: Domin
- Alternanthera denticulataName author: R.Br.
- Alternanthera denticulata var. majorName author: Moq.
- Alternanthera denticulata var. micranthaName author: Benth.
- Alternanthera denticulata var. uliginosaName author: Domin
- Alternanthera dubiaName author: Hort.Paris. ex Moq.
- Alternanthera ficoidesName author: (L.) P.Beauv.
- Alternanthera ficoides var. minorName author: P.Beauv.
- Alternanthera ficoides var. versicolorName author: Lem.
- Alternanthera glabraName author: Moq.
- Alternanthera majorName author: (Benth.) Domin
- Alternanthera micranthaName author: Domin
- Alternanthera nanaName author: R.Br.
- Alternanthera nana var. majorName author: Benth.
- Alternanthera nodifloraName author: R.Br.
- Alternanthera nodiflora var. lanceolataName author: Moq.
- Alternanthera nodiflora var. linearifoliaName author: Moq.
- Alternanthera polygonoidesName author: (L.) Sweet
- Alternanthera prostrataName author: D.Don
- Alternanthera repensName author: Gmel.
- Alternanthera senniiName author: Mattei
- Alternanthera sessilis f. lanceolataName author: Kuntze
- Alternanthera sessilis f. spathulifoliaName author: Kuntze
- Alternanthera sessilis var. angustifoliaName author: Moq.
- Alternanthera sessilis var. denticulataName author: (R.Br.) Kuntze
- Alternanthera sessilis var. majorName author: Moq.
- Alternanthera sessilis var. neglectaName author: Kuntze
- Alternanthera sessilis var. nodifloraName author: (R.Br.) Kuntze
- Alternanthera sessilis var. parvifloraName author: Kuntze
- Alternanthera sessilis var. stauntoniiName author: Moq.
- Alternanthera sessilis var. tenuissimaName author: (Suess.) Backer
- Alternanthera sibiricaName author: (Vent. ex Schult.) Steud.
- Alternanthera tenellaName author: Moq.
- Alternanthera tenuissimaName author: Suess.
- Alternanthera triandraName author: Lam.
- Alternanthera triandra var. denticulataName author: (R.Br.) Maiden & Betche
- Alternanthera triandra var. nodifloraName author: (R.Br.) Maiden & Betche
- Alternanthera uliginosaName author: Dinter
- Gomphrena brasiliensisName author: Hort.Aven. ex 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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