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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 ...
It is a weed of many kinds of agricultural crops, it is an invasive species that degrades native habitat, and its dense mats of vegetation clog waterways, slowing shipping and increasing flooding. [5] Alternanthera plants are known to produce allelopathic compounds that injure other plants, including crops. [5]
Khakiweed is a common name for several plants in the genus Alternanthera and may refer to: Alternanthera caracasana, native to Central and South America;
The plant grows wild, but is also cultivated for food, herbal medicines, and as an ornamental plant. [2] The aquarium plant Alternanthera reineckii is sometimes misidentified as A. sessilis. [3] In certain regions of South East Asia, the leaves and young shoots are consumed as vegetables. [4]
Alternanthera philoxeroides, commonly referred to as alligator weed, is a native species to the temperate regions of South America, which includes Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. [2] Argentina alone hosts around 27 species that fall within the range of the genus Alternanthera . [ 2 ]
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Alternanthera brasiliana var. villosa, known as little ruby and ruby leaf alternanthera, [2] is a fast-growing ornamental groundcover plant in the amaranth family. It ranges from southeastern Mexico to Guatemala, Nicaragua, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Bolivia, and northeastern Argentina.
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)