Amaranthaceae

Yellow joyweed

Alternanthera flavescens Kunth

Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Alternanthera

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Yellow joyweed (Alternanthera flavescens) — FlowerPhoto: Kristály Cravens-Liszak, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Yellow joyweed, Illecebrum flavescens, Mogiphanes flavescens

Synonyms

Achyranthes dioica Pav. ex Moq.
Telanthera capituliflora (Bertero ex Colla) Moq.

Flowers

In flower: May, November to March (from 49 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Subshrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Kristály Cravens-Liszak, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: carbenoid, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Louise Wolff, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alexis López Hernández, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: abraao.g.nunes, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Jade Fortnash, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Rosely Koraicho, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Henggang Cui, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Makoto Makoto, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Josiah Londerée, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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.