Alternanthera philoxeroides (Mart.) Griseb.

Locations ofAlternanthera philoxeroides (Mart.) Griseb. in Virginia

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Family
Amaranthaceae
Botanical Name
Alternanthera philoxeroides (Mart.) Griseb.
Common Name
Alligator-weed
Synonym(s)
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Alternanthera philoxeroides (Mart.) Griseb.
Comments
In the past several decades, this weedy, introduced, semiaquatic species has spread and become rampantly invasive in parts of se. Virginia; its continued spread into new areas can be expected.
Habitat
Alluvial and tidal swamps, canals, sloughs, ditches, and ponds. Infrequent to locally common in the outer Coastal Plain of se. Virginia; rare elsewhere in the Coastal Plain.
Native Status
Introduced

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