Amaranthaceae
Brazilian joyweed
Alternanthera brasiliana
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Genus
- Alternanthera
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Common names
By language (5)
- Arabic
- نمول برازيلي
- arz
- نمول برازيلى
- Chinese
- 巴西莲子草, 巴西蓮子草, 红龙草
- English
- Brazilian joyweed, Brazilian joy-weed
- Malayalam
- ചോരച്ചീര
Synonyms
- Achyranthes brasiliana (L.) Standl.
- Achyranthes geniculata Pav. ex Moq.
- Alternanthera brasiliana f. angustifolia Kuntze
- Alternanthera brasiliana f. bicolor Kuntze
- Alternanthera brasiliana f. obtusifolia Kuntze & V.Chandra
- Alternanthera brasiliana f. rubicunda Kuntze
- Alternanthera brasiliana var. brasiliana
- Alternanthera brasiliana var. glabriuscula Kuntze
- Alternanthera brasiliana var. jacquinii Kuntze
- Alternanthera brasiliana var. longiseta Suess.
- Alternanthera brasiliana var. sericea Kuntze
- Alternanthera brasiliana var. straminea (Mart.) Suess.
- Alternanthera dentata (Moench) Scheygr.
- Alternanthera dentata Scheygrond
- Alternanthera dentata f. pubescens Suess.
- Alternanthera dentata f. rubiginosa Suess.
- Alternanthera moquinii var. grandiceps Suess.
- Alternanthera straminea (Mart.) Suess.
- Alternanthera straminea (Mart.) Suess.
- Caraxeron brasiliense Raf.
- Gomphrena brasiliana L.
- Gomphrena brasiliensis L.
- Gomphrena brasiliensis Jacq.
- Gomphrena brasiliensis Lam.
- Gomphrena dentata Moench
- Gomphrena patula J.C.Wendl.
- Mogiphanes straminea Mart.
- Philoxerus brasiliana (L.) Sm.
- Telanthera brasiliana (L.) Moq.
- Telanthera dentata Moq.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Shrub, Vine
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced
Photos
Photo: CostaPPPR, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: CostaPPPR, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vengolis, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jeevan Jose, Kerala, India, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jeevan Jose, Kerala, India, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Mokkie, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dick Culbert from Gibsons, B.C., Canada, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dinesh Valke from Thane, India, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.