Amaranthaceae
Seaside joyweed
Alternanthera littoralis
- Family
- Amaranthaceae
- Genus
- Alternanthera
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Common names
By language (3)
- Arabic
- لوبق, عنتاب, نمول
- Chinese
- 海滨莲子草, 海濱蓮子草
- English
- Seaside joyweed
Synonyms
- Achyranthes maritima Standl.
- Alternanthera ficoidea Griseb.
- Alternanthera littoralis var. guineensis Pedersen
- Alternanthera littoralis var. maritima (Mart.) Pedersen
- Alternanthera maritima (Mart.) A.St.-Hil.
- Alternanthera maritima var. communis A.St.-Hil.
- Alternanthera maritima var. concatenata A.St.-Hil.
- Alternanthera maritima var. parvifolia A.St.-Hil.
- Bucholzia maritima Mart.
- Celosia arenaria Salzm. ex Seub.
- Illecebrum maritimum (Mart.) Spreng.
- Telanthera maritima (Mart.) Moq.
- Telanthera maritima var. communis (A.St.-Hil.) Moq.
- Telanthera maritima var. concatenata (A.St.-Hil.) Moq.
- Telanthera maritima var. parvifolia (A.St.-Hil.) Moq.
Photos
Photo: Marcia Stefani, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Marcia Stefani, CC BY 2.0, 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). About our plant data.