Alternanthera pungens Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 2: 206 1818. (Syn: Achyranthes leiantha (Seub.) Standl.; ....; Alternanthera achyrantha R.Br. ex Sweet; ....; Bucholzia spinescens Gillies ex Moq.; Celosia echinata Humb. & Bonpl. ex Schult.; Desmochaeta sordida Bunbury; Guilleminea procumbens Rojas Acosta; Illecebrum pungens (Kunth) Spreng. ....; Pityranthus crassifolius Mart.; Pupalia sordida Moq.; Telanthera pungens (Kunth) Moq. ....)
Common names: Khaki weed; creeping chaffweed; Much branched mat-forming herb, creeping, densely hairy; leaves rhomboid-ovate to obovate, up to 5 cm long, in unequal pairs, apex obtuse with mucro, petiole up to 1 cm long; flowers in sessile axillary globose heads; bracts up to 4 mm long, spiny at tip, bracteoles without spiny tip; tepals unequal, outer 2 ellptic-deltoid, 5 mm long, 3-veined, midvein produced into spine, central elliptic, inner two smaller; pseudostaminodes shorter than stamens, entire or irregularly dentate; utricle brown, ellipsoid. A. pungens is a plant of dry wastelands and has much larger broader leaves, stiffer branches and very spiny tepals. The species is quite distinct but often confused with A. paronychoides. A. paronychoides is a plant of wet habitats with softer almost succulent stems, smaller narrower leaves and softer whitish tepals without sharp (pungent) tips.
Chenopodiaceae and Amaranthaceae Week: Alternanthera pungens Kunth from Delhi, Manali and Ramban: Alternanthera pungens Kunth in Humboldt & Bonpland, Nov. Gen. Sp. 2: 206. 1818. Syn: Achyranthes repens Linnaeus; Alternanthera repens (Linnaeus) Link. Common names: Khaki weed; creeping chaffweed Much branched mat-forming herb, creeping, densely hairy; leaves rhomboid-ovate to obovate, up to 5 cm long, in unequal pairs, apex obtuse with mucro, petiole up to 1 cm long; flowers in sessile axillary globose heads; bracts up to 4 mm long, spiny at tip, bracteoles without spiny tip; tepals unequal, outer 2 ellptic-deltoid, 5 mm long, 3-veined, midvein produced into spine, central elliptic, inner two smaller; pseudostaminodes shorter than stamens, entire or irregularly dentate; utricle brown, ellipsoid. Photographed from Delhi, Manali and Ramban in J & K
Chenopodiaceae and Amaranthaceae Week: BS04: Alternanthera pungens from Panipat Haryana: Alternanthera pungens from Panipat Haryana Yes ... Very good photographs.
A prostrate perennial herb, this species occupy relatively drier patches of soil as compared to other Alternanthera species. Within Alternanthera genus four species are noxious weeds and placed in the category of Invasive Alien Species in India; these are A.paronichioides, A.philoxeroides, A. pungens and A. tenella. Invasive alien species, though enrich the vegetation but since they also replace native species, are considered as second largest threat to biodiversity. Yes ... Very common in Delhi along roadsides and wastelands.
Probably Alternanthera pungens Kunth Family: Amaranthaceae Location: Jath, Dist- Sangali, Maharashtra Date- 4th Sept. 2010 Yes Alternanthera pungens
17042014Al191 Weed for ID : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (1 + 1). Found in Bangalore, growing amongst grass Alternanthera pungens in my opinion... Confirm if A. pungens? Look like Alternanthera pungens
5 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2) I need id of following images belonging to Amaranthaceae Date: 17.04.2015 Locality: JNU New Campus, New Delhi Flowers: grey-white May be Alternanthera pungens... Alternanthera pungens.
Alternanthera pungens growing in Delhi: I am uploading Alternanthera pungens characterised by prostrate habit, broadly obovate leaves and flowers with sharp spiny perianth lobes. Photographed from waste lands, mostly in dry places, at Vikas Puri in Delhi. - Prostrate one with broadly ovate leaves.
Alternanthera pungens Kunth, F. W. H. A. von Humboldt et al., Nov. gen. sp. 2:165[folio]; 2:206[quarto]. 1818 Syn: Achyranthes repens L., Alternanthera achyrantha (L.) R. Br., Alternanthera repens (L.) Link, Illecebrum achyrantha L. Common name: Khaki weed Prostrate mat-forming perennial, much branched with prostrate branches; leaves broadly rhomboid-ovate to obovate, 1.5-4 cm long; inflorescence sessile globose , up to 1 cm across; tepals unequal, with sharp spiny tips. The species is quite distinct but often confused with A. paronychoides, and the plant of latter is still labelled as A. pungens at FOI website. A. pungens is a plant of dry wastelands and has much larger broader leaves, stiffer branches and very spiny tepals. It is very common in Delhi. A. paronychoides is a plant of wet habitats with softer almost succulent stems, smaller narrower leaves and softer whitish tepals without sharp (pungent) tips. I am uploading that separately. Also common in our Area Thanks Sir for detailed information about This
Photo for Identification- 100619TH1 : 3 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (2) - 2 Mb each. PLEASE HELP ME TO IDENTIFY THIS PLANT Attachments (1) - 2 Mb. Alternanthera pungens. Wild weed with a creeping habit : 4 posts by 3 authors. Attachments (2) Wild weed with a creeping habit seen today (10.9.20) morning near a lake. Is this Alternanthera pungens? Alternanthera pungens Amaranthaceae For me the ID is correct. References:
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