Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Amaranthaceae

Genus:

Alternanthera

Species:

Alternanthera brasiliana var. brasiliana

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Aquatic , Subshrub

Native Range

Bahamas, Belize, Brazil: Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico: Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Peru, Suriname, Venezuelan Antilles