Plants Profile for Alternanthera sessilis (sessile joyweed)

General Information
Symbol:	ALSE4
Group:	Dicot
Family:	Amaranthaceae
Duration:	Annual Perennial
Growth Habit:	Forb/herb
Native Status:	HI I L48 I PB I PR N VI N
Other Common Names:	okulabeluulechad (Palau)
Data Source and Documentation

	Native		Introduced		Both		Absent/Unreported
	Native, No County Data		Introduced, No County Data		Both, No County Data

L48

NAV

CAN

SPM

Images

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Mark A. Garland. United States, FL, Alachua Co., Gainesville, Florida Division of Plant Industry. Usage Requirements.

Synonyms

Symbol	Scientific Name
ACSE4	Achyranthes sessilis (L.) Desf. ex Steud.
ALGL11	Alternanthera glabra Moq.
GOSE2	Gomphrena sessilis L.

Classification

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Rank	Scientific Name and Common Name
Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Caryophyllidae
Order	Caryophyllales
Family	Amaranthaceae – Amaranth family
Genus	Alternanthera Forssk. – joyweed
Species	Alternanthera sessilis (L.) R. Br. ex DC. – sessile joyweed

Subordinate Taxa

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Legal Status

Noxious Weed Information
This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.
United States: sessile joyweed Noxious weed
Alabama sessile joyweed Class A noxious weed
Arkansas Alternanthera alligatorweed Noxious weed
California sessile joyweed Quarantine
Florida sessile joyweed Noxious weed
Massachusetts sessile joyweed Prohibited
Minnesota sessile joyweed Prohibited noxious weed
North Carolina sessile joyweed Class A noxious weed
Oregon sessile joyweed Quarantine
South Carolina sessile joyweed Plant pest
Vermont sessile joyweed Class A noxious weed

U.S. Weed Information
Alternanthera Alternanthera sessilis sessile joyweed This plant and the related entity italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below.This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.
US	USDA, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS), Plant Protection and Quarantine (PPQ). 2012. Federal noxious weed list (1 February 2012). USDA, APHIS, PPQ. Washington, DC.
STATE	Assorted authors. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.

Wetland Status

Interpreting Wetland Status

Top Level Regions
Caribbean	FAC
Hawaii	FAC

Hawaii
South Pacific Islands	FACW

North America
Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain	OBL
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont	FAC