Seaside Joyweed
Alternanthera maritima var. maritima (Mart.) A. St.-Hillary.
Amaranthaceae, the Pigweed Family
▲▼ Plant scrambling along ocean edge at Roatan, Honduras
▲ closer view of flowers, leaves
Seaside
Joyweed
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Warm-climate perennial in the pigweed family; often found on sandy soils,
near salt water
(beaches)
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Has a much-branched, prostrate growth habit
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Leaves opposite, fleshy, oval to near linear, near hairless
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Flowers in clusters at tips of stems and in axils of leaves on very short stalks
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Individual flowers small, pointed, white, papery textured, persistent
Posted 15 January 2019