Native plant · AMARANTHACEAE
Alternanthera flavescens
YELLOW JOYWEED
Florida native plant record
This profile summarizes published Florida Seed Bank directory data for Alternanthera flavescens. County information reflects documented specimen or occurrence evidence and does not guarantee current presence at a site.
- Scientific name
- Alternanthera flavescens
- Family
- AMARANTHACEAE
- Genus
- Alternanthera
- Order
- CARYOPHYLLALES
- Classification
- Dicots
- Recorded status
- Native; UPL (NWPL)
- Florida range
- South Florida · Central Florida · Florida Keys
- Vouchered / Found in Florida
- Lee; Palm Beach; Broward; Collier; Miami-Dade; Indian River; Charlotte; Brevard; Monroe; Martin; Sarasota; St. Lucie
Where documented in Florida
Lee; Palm Beach; Broward; Collier; Miami-Dade; Indian River; Charlotte; Brevard; Monroe; Martin; Sarasota; St. Lucie
Historical specimen evidence; current presence and complete county coverage are not confirmed.
Related Florida native plants in Alternanthera
- Alternanthera maritima — SEASIDE JOYWEED
Data provenance
Florida Seed Bank preserves source attribution and separates documented records from interpretation. See the plant data credits for directory sourcing and licensing notes.