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Alternanthera brasiliana, also known as large purple alternanthera, metal weed, bloodleaf, parrot leaf, ruby leaf, Brazilian joyweed, purple alternanthera, purple joyweed, is a flowering plant of the amaranth family that is native to the forests of South America and as well as Central America, ranging from northeastern Mexico to northeastern Argentina.
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.
Alternanthera is a genus of flowering plants in the family Amaranthaceae. It is a widespread genus with most species occurring in the tropical Americas, [ 2 ] [ 3 ] and others in Asia, Africa, and Australia. [ 3 ]
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.
They are back “after an absence of 35 years,” officials say.
Alternanthera bettzickiana, commonly known as calico-plant, is a species of flowering plant in the family Amaranthaceae. It is commonly used as an ornamental edging plant. Native to South America, its cultivar 'Red' is similar in appearance to some of the Alternanthera dentata and Alternanthera brasiliana varieties.
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 ]
Brazil – a region of Southern America in the WGSRPD. This category contains articles related to the Flora of Brazil.This category is defined in accordance with the World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, which recommends that the flora of Brazil, a region within Southern America, be divided into the areas: