al-ter-NANTH-ur-uh — alternating antherDave’s Botanary
SES-sil-iss — from the Latin word, meaning low, sitting; fixed, attachedDave’s Botanary
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commonly known as: dwarf copperleaf, sessile joyweed, tangle mat • Assamese: মাটিকাঁদুৰি matikanduri • Hindi: गूधड़ीसाग gudrisag, लोहमारक loh-marak • Konkani: कोयपा koypa • Manipuri: phakchet • Marathi: बेचकुसळ bechkusal • Oriya: madrang • Sanskrit: मत्स्याक्षी matsyaakshi, मीनाक्षी minakshi • Tamil: பொன்னாங்காணி pon-n-an-kani, உடுகாட்டி utu-katti • Telugu: పొన్నగంటికూర ponna-gantikura
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Native to: s China, Indian subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia
Perennial herb with creeping to ascensing stems, often tinged purple, hairy at nodes; leaves linear-lanceolate to ovate-oblong, up to 8 cm long, glabrous or pilose; flowers in sessile axillary heads, initially globose, later elongating; bracts ovate-lanceolate, shorter than tepals; tepals white, ovate, 2-3 mm long, 1-veined; stamens 3, filaments connate; pseudostaminodes shorter than stamens, entire, apex acuminate; utricle dark brown.
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Alternanthera sessilis:
Alternanthera sessilis (L.) R. Br. ex DC.
From Solankur, Radhanagari, Kolhapur.
On 27/04/2009
Common plant of wet places in allover district.


– Yes it is. Here are mine from Delhi. It is a plant of wet places.


– Yes this is Alternanthera sessilis Also very common in Balaghat, Seoni, Chhindwara and Jabalpur etc.



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Alternanthera sessilis from Tikkar Tak Lake, Morni, Haryana:
Alternanthera sessilis from Tikkar Tak Lake, Morni, Haryana. Found in moist places, photographed along banks of the lake.

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Chenopodiaceae and Amaranthaceae Week: Alternanthera sessilis (L.) DC. from Delhi and Morni:
Alternanthera sessilis (L.) DC., Cat. pl. horti monsp. 77. 1813

Syn: Gomphrena sessilis L. ; Alternanthera denticulata R. Br.
Perennial herb with creeping to ascensing stems, often tinged purple, hairy at nodes; leaves linear-lanceolate to ovate-oblong, up to 8 cm long, glabrous or pilose; flowers in sessile axillary heads, initially globose, later elongating; bracts ovate-lanceolate, shorter than tepals; tepals white, ovate, 2-3 mm long, 1-veined; stamens 3, filaments connate; pseudostaminodes shorter than stamens, entire, apex acuminate; utricle dark brown.
Photographed from Delhi and Tikkar Tal lake, Morni


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Alternanthera pungens: Alternanthera pungens
Khaki weeds
At Phansad WLS , Maharashtra
10Apr,2011

This I think is not A. pungens rather A. ficoides, which shows a lot of variability. A. pungens is a prostrate plant, often forming patches characterised by nearly rounded leaves narrowed towards base and the flowers have perianth with sharp spiny tips. I am uploading it separately


Alternanthera sessilis for sure.



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Flora of Haryana : Alternanthera sp from Pujam Karnal Haryana:
Alternanthera sp from Pujam Karnal Haryana
This wild small spreading herb about 20 cm high was shot from Pujam Karnal Haryana (230 mts)
my guess is Alternanthera sessilis or pungens
pls validate/id


I think A. sessilis is the right choice.



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Alternanthera ID2 from Hooghly 21/10/12 sk2:

Could this be Alternanthera sessilis (L.) R.Br. ex DC.?
Species : Alternanthera sessilis (L.) R.Br. ex DC.?
H & H : wild herb in uncultivated field; less than a feet high
Date : 24/9/12, 10.05 a.m.
Place : Hooghly
sites :

I think yes




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Chenopodiaceae and Amaranthaceae Week:: BS02: Alternanthera sessilis from Lohari Panipat Haryana:
Alternanthera sessilis from Lohari Panipat Haryana
wild common weed



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Chenopodiaceae and Amaranthaceae Week : sk-02 : Alternanthera sessilis (L.) R.Br. ex DC.:

This seems to be the same Alternanthera sessilis (L.) R.Br. ex DC. as in http://envis.frlht.org/botanical_search.Alternanthera+sessilis+(L.)+R.BR.EX+DC.

Yes … Very good photographs.


Yes linear sessile leaves

 


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Chenopodiaceae and Amaranthaceae Week :: Alternathera for ID SMP8:
Not able to identify this Alternanthera….
Seen growing wild in a bungalow garden


It looks like A. sessilis to me.


Yes it resemble to A.sessilis. This species has high variability in leaves. It may have green or coppery leaves, it may have elliptic leaves or almost linear leaves. I have seen all these variations within Pantnagar itself. However; reproductive parts (flowers) need to be checked for confirmation.


Alternanthera sessilis (L.) R.Br. ex DC.
al-ter-NANTH-ur-uh — alternating antherDave’s Botanary
SES-sil-iss — from the Latin word, meaning low, sitting; fixed, attachedDave’s Botanary
commonly known as: dwarf copperleaf, sessile joyweed, tangle mat • Assamese: মাটিকাঁদুৰি matikanduri • Hindi: गूधड़ीसाग gudrisag, लोहमारक loh-marak • Konkani: कोयपा koypa • Manipuri: phakchet • Marathi: बेचकुसळ bechkusal • Oriya: madrang • Sanskrit: मत्स्याक्षी matsyaakshi, मीनाक्षी minakshi • Tamil: பொன்னாங்காணி pon-n-an-kani, உடுகாட்டி utu-katti • Telugu: పొన్నగంటికూర ponna-gantikura
Native to: s China, Indian subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia
References: Flowers of IndiaENVIS – FRLHTPIERNPGS / GRINFurther Flowers of Sahyadri by Shrikant Ingalhalikar
at Tableland, Panchagani on 24 AUG 10


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Alternanthera For ID : Pali,Maharashtra : 291013 : AK-1 : Attachments (2). 3 posts by 2 authors.
Seen growing wild in a field at Pali on 23/11/12.


A. sessilis….



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HP, Oct 2014 :: Requesting ID :: ARKDEC-07 : 5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (5).
Requesting to please provide ID of this prostrate herb captured near the Kangra fort near Dharamshala, HP in October 2014.
Is this some Alternanthera species?

Alternanthera sessilis (L.) R.Br. ex DC.


Thanks … for the ID…. The A. sessilis that I have seen in Mumbai does not have the reddish tinge in the bracts/flowers. Is it a variety of A. sessilis?


Yes , Alternanthera sessilis.- A roadside weed



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help with plant identification : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (6)
I am hoping someone can help me identify the attached plant that I found in farmers fields in Bihar.
I thought it may be in the polygonaceae family, but I do not see a distinct ochria.
It has prostrate growth, and a clustered flower. I looked through all of the white and pink flower pictures on the flowers of india website, but could not figure it out

Alternanthera sp. (Amaranthaceae).


Yes, Alternanthera sessilis. A leaf vegetable, believed to be beneficial to eyes!


 


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SK288JAN01-2016:ID : 6 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1)
Location:Doleswor, Bhaktapur,Nepal 
Altitude: 4800 ft.
Date: 27 July 2013
Only one image.

Alternanthera sp. ……may be A. sessilis


Thank you …!
Alternanthera sessilis (L.) R. Br. ex DC. (accepted name)
Nepali Names : भिरिंगी झार Bhiringi Jhaar / आँख्ले झार AAnkhe Jhaar / भाले भृंगराज  Bhaale Bhringaraaj / बिसाउने झार Bisaaune Jhaar  / जिब्रे पाते Jibre Paate / दुबे झार Dube Jhaar 



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Herb Id from Bangladesh_SM_1431 : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1)
Flowering: January 
Habitat: Agriculture  bed
Habit: Herb

Alternanthera sessilis if not the fern.



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SK1006 11 MAR-g2018 : 9 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (3)
LocationKasara Resort Chitwan, Nepal
Altitude:  550 ft.
Date: 10 August 2014  
Habit : Wild

Gomphrena species.


Yes to me also appear close to images at Alternanthera sessilis



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Edible plant of Sri Lanka : 3 posts by 2 authors. 1 image.
This subject is a bit marginal here but a Frenchman is struggling to identify everything that is proposed on its magnificent markets!
Photo taken on 21/02/2018 at the Central Market of Kandy-SriLanka
Thank you in advance for the name of this “salad”!

Please check for Alternanthera species.

Merci beaucoup pour votre aide.
Je remarque Alternanthera sessilis!


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Near DVC canal, Bhadreshwar, Hooghly, West Bengal: 15/12/2007; Sonepat, Haryana, 1st May 2009; Igatpuri region (20-09-09)?; Mhow, District Indore, Madhya Pradesh- Oct.’09?; Pench tiger reserve- 10-10-07; On 31/10/09 at Herbal Garden, on the outskirts of Hyderabad, A.P. ; Delhi- Nov’09?; 31-3-10 Lohari (Panipat); August 24, 2010: Tableland, Panchagani

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Herb for ID, Anuppur, Madhya Pradesh NAW-AUG18-06 : 3 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2)
Kindly identify this herb, growing on the edge of a small dammed water body in Anuppur district, Madhya Pradesh, photographed in July 2018.

I hope this is Alternanthera sessilis



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Need id of this plant growing near wetland : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (5)
Need id of this plant growing in marshy area near wetland
20 December 19
Mathura, U.P.

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ID: another alternanthera from a lake’s edge: 3 images- 1 high res.
Bhopal
1/12/2021


Alternanthera sessilis


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Amaranthaceae: Alternanthera sessilis (L.) DC.: 2 images.
synonyms: Alternanthera denticulata Wall., Alternanthera nodiflora R.Br., Alternanthera sessilis (L.) R.Br. ex Roem. & Schult.
location/date: (1) Tropical Forest Research Institute, Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, October 1994; (2) Thirthahalli, Shimoga Distr., Karnataka, July 1997


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Check with Alternanthera sessilis.. !


I guess you are right


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SK 3952 08 April 2024 – Amaranthaceae: 5 very high res. images.

Location: Thecho, Lalitpur, Nepal
Date: 07 April 2024
Elevation: 1401m.

Habitat: Wild 
Alternanthera paronychioides A.St.-Hil. ??


It should be A. sessilis



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