Alternanthera pungens
Alternanthera pungens
Safety & Hazards
A weed of pastures, the plant is suspected of causing the deaths of pigs and digestive disturbances and dermatitis of cattle[ 305 Title Pacific Island Ecosystems at Risk Publication Author Website http://www.hear.org/pier/scientificnames/index.html Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A very good website detailing weed species that have been introduced into the Pacific Islands. ].
Botanical Description
Alternanthera pungens is a herbaceous annual to perennial plant with more or less protrate, much-branched stems growing from a robust taproot. The plant can grow up to 50cm tall, the stems sometimes forming new roots at the leaf nodes, and often becoming woody at the base[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. , 310 Title Plant Resources of Southeast Asia Publication Author Website http://proseanet.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Lots of information on the uses of the plants of SE Asia. ]. The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.