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*Alternanthera sessilis (Linnaeus) R. Brown ex A.P. de Candolle. Sessile Joyweed. Hab: Disturbed wet muck. Dist: Native of the Tropics. First reported for SC by Nelson & Kelly (1997). Apparently now known in the Southeast from SC, FL, AL, MS, LA, TX (Brown & Marcus 1998) and GA (Jones & Coile 1988).

Origin/Endemic status: Neotropics

Synonymy: = Ar, FNA4, GW2, K1, K3, K4, WH3; = n/a – C, F, RAB, Tat

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
  • Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC

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