Amaranthaceae FAMILY

Alternanthera ficoidea

Edibility

2/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Alternanthera ficoidea is an evergreen, herbaceous perennial plant growing from 15 - 30cm tall and spreading to form a mat of growth 45cm wide or more[ 352 Title KemperCentreForHomeGardeningPlantFinder Publication Author Website http://www.mobot.org/gardeninghelp/plantfinder/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Year 0 ISBN Description Basic cultivation details, plant uses, habitat etc for several thousand species of plants, mainly from the temperate zone. ]. The edible leaves are used locally, being harvested from the wild and the ornamental garden. The plant is widely grown in the tropics as an ornamental and ground cover plant, especially the forms with variegated foliage.

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Paraguay, Brazil, Bolivia, Colombia, Venezuela, the Guyanas; C. America - Panama; Caribbean - Trinidad to Cuba.

HabitatPastures, waste places, clearings etc[ 434 Title Flora of Peru Publication Author Macbride. J.F. Publisher Field Museum of Natural History Year 1936 ISBN Description An excellent attempt at a Flora of Peru, though it is clear that many of the plants were imperfectly known at that time and so information on them was sketchy. Available for download from the Internet. ].