Alternanthera

Alternanthera
	Alternanthera caracasana (khakiweed)
	Alternanthera bettzickiana (calicoplant)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Amaranthaceae
Subfamily:	Gomphrenoideae
Genus:	Alternanthera; Forssk. (1775)
Species
	80-200, see text
Synonyms
	Adoceton Raf. (1817); Adoketon Raf. (1817); Allaganthera Mart. (1814); Amarantesia Regel (1869); Brandesia Mart. (1826); Bucholzia Mart. (1826); Everion Raf. (1838); Jeilium Regel (1869); Mogiphanes Mart. (1826); Pityranthus Mart. (1817); Steiremis Raf. (1837); Telanthera R.Br. (1818);

Alternanthera is a genus of flowering plants in the family Amaranthaceae. It is a widespread genus with most species occurring in the tropical Americas, and others in Asia, Africa, and Australia. Plants of the genus may be known generally as joyweeds, or Joseph's coat. Several species are notorious noxious weeds.

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