*Alternanthera paronychioides A. Saint-Hilaire. Phen: Jul-Oct. Hab: Disturbed areas, wet or dry flats, beaches. Dist: 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 – K1
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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