Freshwater
Chaff flower
Alternanthera sessilis
Amaranthaceae
Facts
Care
We have no care for this plant yet. If you know how it thrives, you can suggest it.
Range
NativeIntroduced
Lives wild in Andaman Is., Australia, Bangladesh, Belize, Bolivia, Borneo, Brazil, Cambodia, and 47 more countries.
Introduced to Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, and 59 more countries.
More about the species
Description
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.
Other names
Other scientific names
- Achyranthes linearifolia
- Achyranthes sessilis
- Achyranthes triandra
- Achyranthes villosa
- Alternanthera achyranth
- Alternanthera achyranthoides
In other languages
- Dwarf Copperleaf, Sessile joyweed
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