Alternanthera angustifolia (narrow-leaf joyweed)[2] is a small herb in family Amaranthaceae[3] found widely in inland Australia from northern Western Australia, the Northern Territory, South Australia, New South Wales to Queensland.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Order: | Caryophyllales |
| Family: | Amaranthaceae |
| Genus: | Alternanthera |
| Species: | A. angustifolia
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| Alternanthera angustifolia | |
It is a prostrate (or decumbent) annual herb, growing from 2 cm to 30 cm high, on sandy soils on creek and river banks. Its small[4] white flowers may be seen from April to August.[3]
Alternanthera angustifolia was first described in 1810 by Robert Brown.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Alternanthera angustifolia". Australian Plant Name Index, IBIS database. Centre for Plant Biodiversity Research, Australian Government.
- ^ a b Australia, Atlas of Living. "Species: Alternanthera angustifolia (Narrow-Leaf Joyweed)". bie.ala.org.au. Retrieved 6 November 2021.
- ^ a b "Alternanthera angustifolia". FloraBase. Western Australian Government Department of Biodiversity, Conservation and Attractions.
- ^ Bessie Doonday; Charmia Samuels; Evelyn (Martha) Clancy; et al. (2013). "Walmajarri plants and animals". Northern Territory Botanical Bulletin. 42: 91. Wikidata Q106088428.
- ^ Brown, Robert (1810), Prodromus florae Novae Hollandiae et insulae Van-Diemen, exhibens characteres plantarum quas annis 1802–1805, London: R. Taylor et socii, p. 417, doi:10.5962/BHL.TITLE.3678, Wikidata Q7247677
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