Alternanthera sessilis

Alternanthera sessilis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Alternanthera
Species:
A. sessilis
Binomial name
Alternanthera sessilis
(L.) R.Br. ex DC.
Synonyms
  • Alternanthera denticulata R. Brown
  • Alternanthera glabra
  • Alternanthera nodiflora R. Brown
  • Gomphrena sessilis L.
  • Illecebrum sessile L.

Alternanthera sessilis is a flowering plant known by several common names, including sissoo spinach, Brazilian spinach, sessile joyweed, dwarf copperleaf. It is cultivated as a vegetable worldwide.

  1. ^ Lansdown, R.V.; Beentje, H.J. (2019). "Alternanthera sessilis". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2019: e.T164480A120120173. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T164480A120120173.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.