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alligator weed
Alternanthera philoxeroides
Alternanthera philoxeroides
alligator weed Atriplex/Chenopodium
Alternanthera philoxeroides Amaranthaceae
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common names
  alligator weed
  alligatorweed
  pig weed
accepted scientific name
  •Alternanthera philoxeroides (Mart.) Griseb.
rules for finding collection records
  Alternanthera philoxeroides (3274)
family name
  • Amaranthaceae
Image Author: ©2010 Jerry Oldenettel
Image License: CC BY-NC-SA
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Category: Wildflowers, Aquatic Plants
Flowers: Five petals, Many petals
Petal colors: color
Flower size is about 0.25 inches
Leaf: Opposite, Simple
Plant Observed beginning of March thru 2nd week of December

Plant Showiness (36%)
base map where plant found
mag select

Riparian
Aquatic
Wetland
Disturbed
Forest
Native Plant Status
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native Not Native
native Not Present

Invasive in some regions.