Alternanthera paronychioides
Smooth Joyweed
Also known as: Alternanthera amoena Backer & Slooten +4 more
- Alternanthera amoena Backer & Slooten
- Alternanthera paronichyoides subsp. amazonica Huber
- Alternanthera polygonoides var. austrotrinidadis Suess.
- Bucholzia brachiata Schrad. ex Moq.
- Teleianthera manillensis Walp.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Amaranthaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a subshrub or helophyte.
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Alternanthera paronychioides (commonly known as Smooth Joyweed) is a shrub belonging to the Amaranthaceae family. Found natively in North America and South America, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Plant Type
Aquatic Plant
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Southern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Surinam, Trinidad-Tobago, Turks-Caicos Is., Uruguay, Venezuela, Windward Is.
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China Southeast, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Germany, Hainan, India, Italy, Jawa, Laos, Louisiana, Mississippi, Nepal, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Pakistan, Pennsylvania, Philippines, South Carolina, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Tennessee, Texas, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms