Resources
- Federal Noxious Weed Disseminules of the U.S. - USDA-APHIS
- Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk - USDA Forest Service
Representative Images
0015010 sessile joyweed Alternanthera sessilis Seed(s) USDA APHIS PPQ Archive |
5376308 sessile joyweed Alternanthera sessilis Fruit(s) Julia Scher |
5376309 sessile joyweed Alternanthera sessilis Seed(s) Julia Scher |
Maps
EDDMapS Distribution - This map is incomplete and is based only on current site and county level reports made by experts, herbaria, and literature. For more information, visit www.eddmaps.org
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State Regulated List - This map identifies those states that list this species on their regulated list. For more information, visit Invasive.org
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Invasive Listing Sources
- California Noxious Weeds
- Federal Noxious Weeds
- Florida Noxious Weeds
- Georgia Exotic Pest Plant Council - Category 3
- Jil M. Swearingen, Survey of invasive plants occurring on National Park Service lands, 2000-2007
- Massachusetts Noxious Weeds
- Minnesota Noxious Weeds
- Nonnative Invasive Species in Southern Forest and Grassland Ecosystems
- North Carolina Noxious Weeds - Class A
- Oregon Noxious Weeds
- South Carolina Noxious Weeds
- USDA APHIS Regulated Pest List
- Vermont Noxious Weeds
- WeedUS - Database of Plants Invading Natural Areas in the United States
Taxonomic Rank
| Kingdom: Plantae |
| Phylum: Magnoliophyta |
| Class: Magnoliopsida |
| Subclass: Caryophyllidae |
| Order: Caryophyllales |
| Family: Amaranthaceae |
| Genus: Alternanthera |
Synonyms and Other Names
Related Scientific Names:
| Achyranthes sessilis (L.) R. Br. ex DC. | (Synonym) |
| Alternanthera glabra (L.) R. Br. ex DC. | (Synonym) |
| Gomphrena sessilis (L.) R. Br. ex DC. | (Synonym) |
| Common Name Reference: | USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. |
| Scientific Name Reference: | USDA, NRCS. 2010. The PLANTS Database. National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. |
Invasive.org is a joint project of the Center for Invasive Species and Ecosystem Health and USDA APHIS PPQ, with additional support from USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture and USDA Forest Service. The University of Georgia - Warnell School of Forestry and Natural Resources and College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences |
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