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 linearifoliaSw. ex Wikstr.
- Achyranthes sessilis(L.) Besser
- Achyranthes triandraRoxb.
- Achyranthes villosaBlanco
- Allaganthera forsskaoleiMart.
- Alternanthera achyranthesForssk.
- Alternanthera achyranthoidesHiern
- Alternanthera achyranthoidesForssk.
- Alternanthera angustifoliaR.Br.
- Alternanthera angustifolia var. lanataBenth.
- Alternanthera angustifolia var. macrocephalaDomin
- Alternanthera angustifolia var. typicaDomin
- Alternanthera denticulataR.Br.
- Alternanthera denticulata var. majorMoq.
- Alternanthera denticulata var. micranthaBenth.
- Alternanthera denticulata var. uliginosaDomin
- Alternanthera dubiaHort.Paris. ex Moq.
- Alternanthera ficoides(L.) P.Beauv.
- Alternanthera ficoides var. minorP.Beauv.
- Alternanthera ficoides var. versicolorLem.
- Alternanthera glabraMoq.
- Alternanthera major(Benth.) Domin
- Alternanthera micranthaDomin
- Alternanthera nanaR.Br.
- Alternanthera nana var. majorBenth.
- Alternanthera nodifloraR.Br.
- Alternanthera nodiflora var. lanceolataMoq.
- Alternanthera nodiflora var. linearifoliaMoq.
- Alternanthera polygonoides(L.) Sweet
- Alternanthera prostrataD.Don
- Alternanthera repensGmel.
- Alternanthera senniiMattei
- Alternanthera sessilis f. lanceolataKuntze
- Alternanthera sessilis f. spathulifoliaKuntze
- Alternanthera sessilis var. angustifoliaMoq.
- Alternanthera sessilis var. denticulata(R.Br.) Kuntze
- Alternanthera sessilis var. majorMoq.
- Alternanthera sessilis var. neglectaKuntze
- Alternanthera sessilis var. nodiflora(R.Br.) Kuntze
- Alternanthera sessilis var. parvifloraKuntze
- Alternanthera sessilis var. stauntoniiMoq.
- Alternanthera sessilis var. tenuissima(Suess.) Backer
- Alternanthera sibirica(Vent. ex Schult.) Steud.
- Alternanthera tenellaMoq.
- Alternanthera tenuissimaSuess.
- Alternanthera triandraLam.
- Alternanthera triandra var. denticulata(R.Br.) Maiden & Betche
- Alternanthera triandra var. nodiflora(R.Br.) Maiden & Betche
- Alternanthera uliginosaDinter
- Gomphrena brasiliensisHort.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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