Alternanthera denticulata
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| Alternanthera denticulata | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Genus: | Alternanthera |
| Species: | A. denticulata |
| Binomial name | |
| Alternanthera denticulata | |
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Alternanthera denticulata var. micrantha Benth. | |
Alternanthera denticulata (common name lesser joyweed) is a small prostrate white-flowering herb in the Amaranthaceae family.[4] It is native to all states and territories of Australia,[5] New Guinea, and the North Island of New Zealand.[3] It is also one of the food plants of the varied eggfly, Hypolimnas bolina nerina.[6]
The species was first described in 1810 by Robert Brown.[1][2]
Alternanthera denticulata is a prostrate to erect perennial herb, whose stems root at the nodes. The stems are green flushed pink, and sparsely hairy to being without a covering. The nodes are tomentose (that is, covered with dense intertwined hairs). The leaves are (20-)30-80 by 6–12 mm, and a light green, yellow green or flushed pink, with both the midrib and lateral veins being pink. The leaf margins are finely toothed,[7] or entire.[5]
