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Alternanthera

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Noun1.Alternanthera - genus of low herbs of tropical America and AustraliaAlternanthera - genus of low herbs of tropical America and Australia; includes genus Telanthera
genus Alternanthera
caryophylloid dicot genus - genus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers
amaranth family, Amaranthaceae, family Amaranthaceae - cosmopolitan family of herbs and shrubs
alligator grass, alligator weed, Alternanthera philoxeroides - prolific South American aquatic weed having grasslike leaves and short spikes of white flowers; clogs waterways with dense floating masses
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N H * * 68 Trifolium repens E GH * * 69 Adesmia+C103 N H * 70 Alternanthera philoxeroides N H * 71 Gomphrena sp.
A distribuicao de especies exoticas e nativas em diques marginais do ... by Kalesnik, Fabio; Aceñolaza, Pablo / Acta Scientiarum Biological Sciences (UEM)
My favorite plant in this area is a multicolored joyweed known as Alternanthera 'Red Edge,' an annual whose stature approximates that of Mexican heather but whose leaves are an uncanny combination of vivid red, burgundy and yellow.
GARDENING > IT'S A GARDEN FULL OF DELIGHTS AT THE GETTY CENTER by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
It's created from Alternanthera, which is grown for its foliage, but I hope nobody does it again because we'll run out of it.
Leafy Godiva gets an unwanted passenger; SCULPTURE: Topiary repaired ... by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)
 
 
 
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