Alligator weed – Alternanthera philoxeroides
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Description
Alligator weed is a perennial herbaceous species known for its aquatic growing form and land-based form.
Description text authors:
Sirkka Juhanoja (Luke 2017); MMM 2019
(fi)
Observations in Finland
The map represents observations of this taxon, but it may not be used as a distribution map.
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Observations
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Species card
Checklist
FinBIF master checklist
Scientific name
Alternanthera philoxeroides
Author
(Mart.) Griseb.
Vernacular names
- vesikaijalehti (Finnish)
- alligatorblad (Swedish)
- Alligator weed (English)
Identifier
http://tun.fi/MX.4971303
Taxon rank
species
This species is invasive
| Establishment | Does not occur in Finland |
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Regulatory Status
Invasive alien species of Union concern (EU 2016/1141; 2017/1263; 2019/1262; 2022/1203) ?
DNA barcode sequences
Informal groups
- Vascular plants
Taxon information in machine-readable form