✿Amaranthaceae · Alternanthera

Smooth Joy Weed

Alternanthera paronychioides

Herboutdoor

Habit: Herb
Found in India: West Bengal, Gujarat, Maharashtra & more
Flowering: February-August

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Plant Details

Scientific name: Alternanthera paronychioides
Genus: Alternanthera
Family: Amaranthaceae
Habit: Herb
Habitat: Dry places, near cannals
Native to: Tropicla America
Distribution: Old & New World
Found in India: West Bengal, Gujarat, Maharashtra, Arunachal Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand
Flowering & fruiting: February-August
Conservation status: Not Evaluated (NE)

Leaf characters

Leaf shape: Simple oval/lance-shaped, smallrecorded

Typical of the family

Type: Simple
Margin: Entire
Venation: Pinnate

Characters marked “recorded” are for Smooth Joy Weed itself; the rest are typical of the Amaranthaceae family.

Flower & fruit characters

Flower symmetry: Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
Inflorescence: Spike
Fruit: Achene

Typical of the Amaranthaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.

About Smooth Joy Weed

Smooth Joy Weed (Alternanthera paronychioides) is a herb in the Amaranthaceae family. In India it has been recorded in West Bengal, Gujarat, Maharashtra and 8 other states. It grows in dry places, near cannals. Flowering and fruiting run from February to August.

Botanical family

Amaranthaceae

Amaranth family

Smooth Joy Weed belongs to the Amaranthaceae family.

The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.

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