Scientific Name
Alternanthera philoxeroides
Scientific Name w/ Auth.
Alternanthera philoxeroides (Mart.) Griseb.
Park
San Antonio Missions National Historical Park (SAAN)
Sensitive
No
Park Accepted
Accepted
Record Status
Approved
Park Preferred Common Names
alligator-weed
Park Synonyms
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 philoxeroides |
Occurrence
Present
Occurrence Notes
Data Source: Carr, William R. 2004. A Botanical Inventory of San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, Parts I and II: Results of a 2001-2002 Botanical Inventory and Related Research and Reviews. Final Report to the U.S. National Park Service under Cooperative Agreement H5028 01 0268. The Nature Conservancy of Texas.
Nativeness
Non-native
Nativeness Notes
naturalized perennial; Data Source: Carr, William R. 2004. A Botanical Inventory of San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, Parts I and II: Results of a 2001-2002 Botanical Inventory and Related Research and Reviews. Final Report to the U.S. National Park Service under Cooperative Agreement H5028 01 0268. The Nature Conservancy of Texas.
Legacy NPSpecies information may no longer be applicable, please remove if it is not applicable.
In legacy NPSpecies Cultivation value was Not cultivated with comment: Data Source: Carr, William R. 2004. A Botanical Inventory of San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, Parts I and II: Results of a 2001-2002 Botanical Inventory and Related Research and Reviews. Final Report to the U.S. National Park Service under Cooperative Agreement H5028 01 0268. The Nature Conservancy of Texas.
Abundance
Occasional
Abundance Notes
Data Source: Carr, William R. 2004. A Botanical Inventory of San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, Parts I and II: Results of a 2001-2002 Botanical Inventory and Related Research and Reviews. Final Report to the U.S. National Park Service under Cooperative Agreement H5028 01 0268. The Nature Conservancy of Texas.
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
MAW - I&M Office
Created Date
3/11/2000 12:00:00 AM
Last Modified By
D. L. Benesh
Last Modified Date
11/4/2004 12:00:00 AM
Notes
Park Species Data Source: BONAP database from contributed material.
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