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Alternanthera caracasana is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae known by the common names khakiweed, washerwoman and mat chaff flower. It is native to Central and South America but is well-known elsewhere as a noxious weed. It is naturalized in some areas and invasive in others and can be found across the southern half of ...
Alternanthera plants are known to produce allelopathic compounds that injure other plants, including crops. [ 5 ] Biological pest control agents now in use to reduce alligator weed infestations include the alligator weed flea beetle ( Agasicles hygrophila ), the alligator weed thrips ( Amynothrips andersoni ), and the alligator weed stem borer ...
Khakiweed is a common name for several plants in the genus Alternanthera and may refer to: Alternanthera caracasana, native to Central and South America;
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The weed became familiar throughout the country when the KCCI 8 Iowa News Facebook page posted this video, now with over five million views: Wild parsnip is yellow and resembles a wildflower.
washerwoman (Alternanthera caracasana) Watson's amaranth (Amaranthus watsonii) Watson's goosefoot (Chenopodium watsonii) wheelscale saltbush (Atriplex elegans) winterfat (Krascheninnikovia lanata) woolly seablite (Suaeda taxifolia) woolly tidestromia (Tidestromia lanuginosa) Wright's saltbush (Atriplex wrightii)
Alternanthera sessilis is a flowering plant known by several common names, including sissoo spinach, Brazilian spinach, sessile joyweed, dwarf copperleaf. It is cultivated as a vegetable worldwide. It is cultivated as a vegetable worldwide.
The subfamily Gomphrenoideae was first published in 1893 by Hans Schinz (in: Engler und Prantl (Eds.): Die Natürlichen Pflanzenfamilien vol. 3, 1a, p. 97).. According to phylogenetic research by Sanchez Del-Pino (2009), the subfamily Gomphrenoideae Schinz is regarded as a monophyletic taxon with 19 genera and about 300-400 species.