Scientific Name
Alternanthera pungens
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Alternanthera pungens Kunth
Park
Pu'uhonua o Honaunau National Historical Park (PUHO)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
Khaki weed
Park Synonyms
Alternanthera repens
Taxonomic Hierarchy
| Kingdom | Plantae |
| Subkingdom | Viridiplantae |
| Infrakingdom | Streptophyta |
| Superdivision | Embryophyta |
| Division | Tracheophyta |
| Subdivision | Spermatophytina |
| Class | Magnoliopsida |
| Superorder | Caryophyllanae |
| Order | Caryophyllales |
| Family | Amaranthaceae |
| Genus | Alternanthera |
| Species | Alternanthera pungens |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Along trails in developed part of Park.
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
naturalized in park
Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable.
In legacy NPSpecies Weedy value was Yes
Abundance
Uncommon
Management Tags
-
Management Priority
Priority Weed: "Localized Alien Plant Species to Eradicate or Control Park-wide" from Appendix A, PCSU Technical Report 121, Pratt 1998
Threatened Endangered Status
State Species of Concern statuses
Ozone Sensitive Status
NatureServe GRank
NatureServe SRank
Observations
0
References
Vouchers
2
External Links
0
Evidence counts shown include evidence for related synonyms.
Created By
sac,mw
Created Date
12/1/1999 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
sac,mw
Last Modified Date
6/20/2005 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: Linda W. Pratt
