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Alternanthera laguroides

Botanic Family

Amaranthaceae

Author

(Standley) Standley

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Costa Rica
• El Salvador
• Guatemala
• Honduras
• Mexico
• Nicaragua
• Panama

Natural Habitats

• Thickets
• coastal
• disturbed areas
• streamside

Flowering Times

• Nov (Colombia) Dec-Jun (Costa Rica) Feb
• Mar
• Oct (El Salvador)

Fruiting Times

Clambering or erect perennial with pilose or glabrate stems. Pilose grey-green leaves to 80mm+ x 15mm+. Flower spikes to 20mm x 10mm with bracts & bractlets to 2.5mm, white flowers, sepals to 5mm long.

Further References

• The Plant List 2
• FOG
• Standley
• Mobot