Global Compendium of Weeds
Alternanthera nodiflora (Amaranthaceae)
Presented here is summary information about the species Alternanthera nodiflora from the Global Compendium of Weeds, and citations of references to this species as a weed. Definitions of terms are available in the GCW introduction . For further information--or to report corrections or concerns--contact webmaster@hear.org.
Synonyms/other Latin names: [ see GRIN ]
Status(es) (compiled for below "Data sources"): agricultural weed, casual alien, naturalised, weed [for definitions, see the GCW introduction .]
Origin (native to where): Australasia, tropics
Data sources:
Alien Species. On March 10, the Japanese Cabinet submitted the bill dealing with invasive alien species to the Diet. The Diet passed the bill without amendments and the Invasive Alien Species Act was promulgated as of June 2, 2004. List of alien species recognized to be established in Japan or found in the Japanese wild (as of October 27, 2004) [PDF] (naturalised)
Auld, B.A. and Medd, R.W. (1992) WEEDS, An illustrated botanical guide to the weeds of Australia. Inkata Press, Melbourne. (weed)
Clement, E.J. and Foster, M.C. (1994) Alien plants of the British Isles. Botanical Society of the British Isles, London. (casual alien)
Germplasm Resources Information Network G.R.I.N. GRIN (naturalised, weed)
Holm, L. G., Pancho, J. V., Herberger, J. P. and Plucknett, D. L. (1979). A Geographical Atlas of World Weeds. John Wiley and Sons NewYork, USA (weed)
Horng, H.C. & Leu, L.S. (1980). Weeds of Cultivated Land in Taiwan. Weed Science Society of the Republic of China. (agricultural weed)
Inger Wallentinus (19??). Introduced Marine Algae and Vascular Plants in European Aquatic Enviroments. Department of Marine Botany, Göteborg University, Göteborg, Sweden. Appendix 1. Introduced vascular plants in aquatic environments in the different European areas, incuding also occasional species. (naturalised)
LIST OF ALIEN SPECIES. A pdf downloaded from Japanese language web site. (naturalised)
Richardson, F.J., Richardson, R.G. and Shepherd, R.C.H. (2006). Weeds of the South-East. An identification guide for Australia. R.G. & F.J. Richardson. Meredith, Victoria. ISBN 0958743932, 438 pages. (weed)
Source Formosan Weed Seed Morphology Edited from Miyake and Kore (1937-1938) Investigation on the Seed Morphology of Taiwan Weed Species. Formosa Agricultural Review (372): 831~842; (374): 50~74; (375): 153~163; (376): 227~251; (377): 62~67. (weed)
The Research Institute for Bioresources. Okayama University. Laboratory of Wild Plant Science. "Weeds of Japan". (weed)
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This page was created on 13 September 2007 by PT, and was last updated on
04 October 2007
by PT based on data from Rod Randall's Global Compendium of Weeds database dated 24 January 2007.
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