*Alternanthera sessilis (Linnaeus) R. Brown ex A.P. de Candolle. Common name: Sessile Joyweed. Habitat: Disturbed wet muck. Distribution: 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, K4, WH3; = n/a — C, F, RAB, Tat; Gomphrena sessilis Linnaeus — (basionym)
Links to other floras: = Alternanthera sessilis - FNA4
Wetland Indicator Status:
- Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: OBL
- Eastern Mountains and Piedmont: FAC
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