| Alternanthera | |
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| Alternanthera caracasana (khakiweed) | |
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| Alternanthera bettzickiana (calicoplant) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Subfamily: | Gomphrenoideae |
| Genus: | Alternanthera Forssk. (1775) |
| Species | |
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80-200, see text | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Alternanthera is a genus of flowering plants in the family Amaranthaceae. It is a widespread genus with most species occurring in the tropical Americas,[2][3] and others in Asia, Africa, and Australia.[3] Plants of the genus may be known generally as joyweeds, or Joseph's coat.[4] Several species are notorious noxious weeds.[5]
- ^ Alternanthera Forssk. Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 3 April 2024.
- ^ Sánchez-Del Pino, I., et al. (2012). Molecular phylogenetics of Alternanthera (Gomphrenoideae, Amaranthaceae): resolving a complex taxonomic history caused by different interpretations of morphological characters in a lineage with C4 and C3–C4 intermediate species. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 169(3), 493-517.
- ^ a b Alternanthera. Flora of North America.
- ^ Alternanthera. Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS).
- ^ Tanveer, A., et al. (2013). A review on genus Alternanthera weeds implications. Archived 2013-10-23 at the Wayback Machine Pak. J. Weed Sci. Res 19(1), 53-58.