''Alternanthera angustifolia'' (narrow-leaf joyweed)
is a small herb in family
Amaranthaceae
Amaranthaceae is a family of flowering plants commonly known as the amaranth family, in reference to its type genus ''Amaranthus''. It includes the former goosefoot family Chenopodiaceae and contains about 165 genera and 2,040 species, making it ...
found widely in inland Australia from northern
Western Australia
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, the
Northern Territory
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South Australia
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New South Wales
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Queensland
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It is a prostrate (or decumbent) annual herb, growing from 2 cm to 30 cm high, on sandy soils on creek and river banks. Its small][
''Alternanthera angustifolia'' was first described in 1810 by Robert Brown.]
References
External links
ALA: ''Alternanthera angustifolia'': images and occurrence data
angustifolia
Plants described in 1810
Taxa named by Robert Brown (botanist, born 1773)
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