Alternanthera


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Noun1.Alternanthera - genus of low herbs of tropical America and AustraliaAlternanthera - genus of low herbs of tropical America and Australia; includes genus Telanthera
caryophylloid dicot genus - genus of relatively early dicotyledonous plants including mostly flowers
amaranth family, Amaranthaceae, family Amaranthaceae - cosmopolitan family of herbs and shrubs
alligator grass, alligator weed, Alternanthera philoxeroides - prolific South American aquatic weed having grasslike leaves and short spikes of white flowers; clogs waterways with dense floating masses
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The bed is formed from about 9,000 plants including Echeveria, Alternanthera, and Antennaria which have been used to create a display to acknowledge the 40 years and represent the HMS Collingwood logo.
subnitida honeys, predominant pollen of Alternanthera sp and Mimosa verrucosa, belonging the last one to the Fabaceae family.
<p class="textbox" dir="ltr">"Red plants are popular now for their striking color," said Lo, adding that Alternanthera reineckii is popular, as is Florida Aquatics Nurseries' "Red Mini," a new variety of the popular Bucephalandra species that adds a splash of color.
In vitro evaluation of the antimicrobial and antioxidant properties of extracts from whole plant of Alternanthera pungens HB & K.
pungens, a newly described species from Argentina; however, it was collected from a non-cactus host plant, Alternanthera pungens (Amaranthaceae) (Granara de Willink 1981).
(2011) also reported the susceptibility of two perennial ornamentals Alternanthera dentata cv.
Plant it with petunias or zinnias with flowers the same color as La Rambla's cherry red flames, purple-foliaged alternanthera and chartreuse potato vine in a color-coordinated combo.
The sculpture features almost 100,000 plants and flowers (including White Petunia, Red Petunia, White Geranium, Yellow Viola, Zinnia Marigold and Green Alternanthera), and weighs almost 35 tons.
17.4 30.5 14.3 31.45 Alternanthera halimifolia 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 Setaria verticillata 12.4 14.1 19.5 23.86 Eleusine indica 3.8 9.8 9.8 6.11 Leptochloa uninervia 0.8 2.6 3.0 0.47 Poaceae- Especie 3 0.1 0.2 0.8 0.01 Cynodon dactylon 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.00 Portulaca oleracea 2.6 12.5 5.3 3.66 Chamaesyce sp.