*Alternanthera paronychioides A. Saint-Hilaire. Phenology: Jul-Oct. Habitat: Disturbed areas, wet or dry flats, beaches. Distribution: Native of tropical America.
Origin/Endemic status: Neotropics
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, Bah, FNA4, Ok, S13, WH3; = Achyranthes polygonoides (L.) Lam. — S, misapplied; = Alternanthera ficoidea (L.) P.Beauv. — K4; = Alternanthera polygonoides (L.) R.Br. ex Sweet — G, RAB, Tx, misapplied; = n/a — C, F; > Alternanthera paronychioides A.St.-Hil. var. paronychioides. Basionym: Alternanthera paronychioides A.St.-Hil. 1833
Links to other floras: = Alternanthera paronychioides - FNA4
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Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: OBL
- Great Plains: FACU (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
- Great Plains: OBL (taxonomic lump from wetland indicator species)
Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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