Alternanthera sessilis
Amaranthus Weed, Dwarf Copperleaf
Other regional names: Haicha
- Haicha
Also known as: Achyranthes linearifolia Sw. ex Wikstr. +14 more
- Achyranthes linearifolia Sw. ex Wikstr.
- Achyranthes polygonoides (L.) Lam.
- Achyranthes sessilis (L.) Besser
- Achyranthes sessilis (L.) Desf. ex Steud.
- Achyranthes sessilis Steud. ex Standl.
- Achyranthes triandra Roxb.
- Allaganthera forsskaolei Mart.
- Altemanthera sessilis (Linnaeus, 1753)
- Alternanthera achyranth Forssk.
- Alternanthera achyranthes Forssk.
- Alternanthera achyranthes Forssk. ex C.Chr.
- Alternanthera achyranthoides Forssk.
- Alternanthera achyranthoides Hiern
- Alternanthera denticulata var. bifaria Hassk.
- Alternanthera ficoides P.Beauv.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Amaranthaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a subshrub or helophyte.
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Originating in Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, Australasia, North America, and South America, Alternanthera sessilis (commonly known as Amaranthus weed or Dwarf Copperleaf) is a shrub belonging to the Amaranthaceae family. Within its native range, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Shrub
Plant Type
Aquatic Plant
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA, NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Arabian Peninsula, Australia, Brazil, Caribbean, Caucasus, Central America, China, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Mexico, Northern South America, Papuasia, Southern South America, Western Asia, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Andaman Is., Assam, Bangladesh, Belize, Bolivia, Borneo, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Cambodia, Cayman Is., China South-Central, China Southeast, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, East Himalaya, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, India, Iran, Iraq, Jamaica, Japan, Jawa, Laccadive Is., Laos, Lebanon-Syria, Leeward Is., Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nicaragua, Nicobar Is., Northern Territory, Ogasawara-shoto, Pakistan, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Queensland, Saudi Arabia, Solomon Is., Sulawesi, Sumatera, Surinam, Taiwan, Thailand, Transcaucasus, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia, Windward Is., Yemen
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, Algeria, Angola, Arkansas, Benin, Botswana, Burkina, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Provinces, Cape Verde, Caroline Is., Central African Republic, Chad, Christmas I., Comoros, Congo, Cook Is., Egypt, Ethiopia, Fiji, Florida, Free State, Gabon, Galápagos, Gambia, The, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hawaii, Ivory Coast, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Liberia, Louisiana, Malawi, Mali, Marianas, Marquesas, Marshall Is., Maryland, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand North, New Zealand South, Niger, Nigeria, Northern Provinces, Palestine, Rodrigues, Rwanda, Réunion, Samoa, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Society Is., South China Sea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Tanzania, Tokelau-Manihiki, Tonga, Tuamotu, Tunisia, Tuvalu, Uganda, Vanuatu, Wallis-Futuna Is., Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe