Biology:Alternanthera angustifolia
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Genus: | Alternanthera |
| Species: | A. angustifolia
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| Alternanthera angustifolia | |
Alternanthera angustifolia (narrow-leaf joyweed)[1] is a small herb in family Amaranthaceae[2] found widely in inland Australia from northern Western Australia, the Northern Territory, South Australia, New South Wales to Queensland.[1]
It is a prostrate (or decumbent) annual herb, growing from 2 cm to 30 cm high, on sandy soils on creek and river banks. Its small[3] white flowers may be seen from April to August.[2]
Alternanthera angustifolia was first described in 1810 by Robert Brown.[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Australia, Atlas of Living. "Species: Alternanthera angustifolia (Narrow-Leaf Joyweed)" (in en-AU). https://bie.ala.org.au/species/https://id.biodiversity.org.au/taxon/apni/51266475.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Alternanthera angustifolia". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Parks and Wildlife. https://florabase.dpaw.wa.gov.au/browse/profile/2647.
- ↑ , pp. 91, Wikidata Q106088428
- ↑ , pp. 417, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/36315694, Wikidata Q7247677
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q21239031 entry
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