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Alternanthera sessilis

species of flowering plant
Taxon taxon Q3534965
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Alternanthera sessilis

Summary

Alternanthera sessilis is a taxon[1]. It ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,189 views/month, #1,534 of 195,241).[2]

Key Facts

  • Alternanthera sessilis's instance of is recorded as taxon[3].
  • Alternanthera sessilis is classified at the rank of species[4].
  • Alternanthera sessilis's IUCN conservation status is recorded as Least Concern[5].
  • Alternanthera sessilis belongs to the parent taxon Alternanthera[6].
  • Alternanthera sessilis's scientific name is Alternanthera sessilis[7].
  • Alternanthera sessilis is used for food[8].
  • Alternanthera sessilis is used for fodder[9].
  • Alternanthera sessilis is used for green manure[10].
  • Alternanthera sessilis is used for medicinal plant[11].
  • Alternanthera sessilis is used for vegetable[12].
  • Alternanthera sessilis's Commons category is recorded as Alternanthera sessilis[13].
  • Alternanthera sessilis's has basionym is recorded as Gomphrena sessilis[14].
  • Alternanthera sessilis's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Alternanthera sessilis[15].
  • Alternanthera sessilis's Commons gallery is recorded as Alternanthera sessilis[16].
  • Alternanthera sessilis's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/c87068b8-7db7-49bf-b33e-eb51ffbe6345[17].
  • Alternanthera sessilis's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/d51a552b-0d2c-4788-a5c9-824b552abbf1[18].
  • Alternanthera sessilis's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/93725bf2-6ada-47f9-bd5e-0e679e3d245e[19].
  • Alternanthera sessilis's external data available at URL is recorded as https://www.gbif.org/dataset/31dc1507-a6e1-4233-a8df-c7a78596a7e4[20].
  • Alternanthera sessilis's described by source is recorded as Zhiwu Mingshi Tukao[21].
  • Alternanthera sessilis's described by source is recorded as Flora Reipublicae Popularis Sinicae, volume 25(2)[22].
  • Alternanthera sessilis's taxon synonym is recorded as Alternanthera polygonoides[23].
  • Alternanthera sessilis's GRIN URL is recorded as https://npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=2713[24].
  • Alternanthera sessilis's short name is recorded as {'lang': 'mul', 'text': 'A. sessilis'}[25].
  • Alternanthera sessilis is commonly known as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'sessile joyweed'}[26].
  • Alternanthera sessilis is commonly known as {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Brède Chevrette'}[27].

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Classification

Under binomial nomenclature, Alternanthera sessilis is Alternanthera sessilis[7]. It is classified at the rank of species[4]. It belongs to the parent taxon Alternanthera[6]. Recorded taxon common name include {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'sessile joyweed'}[26], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Brède Chevrette'}[27], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Brède Emballages'}[28], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Magloire'}[29], {'lang': 'fr', 'text': 'Serenti'}[30], and {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Dwarf Copperleaf'}[31].

Identifiers

Alternanthera sessilis's iNaturalist taxon ID is recorded as 158232[32]. Alternanthera sessilis's NCBI taxonomy ID is recorded as 221762[33]. Alternanthera sessilis's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 585986[34]. Alternanthera sessilis's GBIF taxon ID is recorded as 3084939[35]. Alternanthera sessilis's ITIS TSN is recorded as 20773[36].

Why It Matters

Alternanthera sessilis ranks in the top 0.79% of taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (1,189 views/month, #1,534 of 195,241).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[37] It is known by 42 alternative names across languages and contexts.[38]

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References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2022.2. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . Australian Plant Name Index. wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. Retrieved . gbif.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . A Scientific Dataset of useful plants of China. wikidata.org.
  11. [13] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [33] ↑ . Taxonomy database of the U.S. National Center for Biotechnology Information. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [36] ↑ . Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [34] ↑ . Q82486. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  16. [35] ↑ . Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [15] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  18. [16] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  19. [17] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [18] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  21. [19] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [20] ↑ . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  24. [22] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  25. [23] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . GRIN Taxonomy for Plants. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . United States Department of Agriculture Plants Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  30. [28] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  31. [29] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  32. [30] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  33. [31] ↑ . IUCN Red List. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  34. [32] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [37] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [38] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 29d ago · Mrwdat3 · 2026-08-22 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has basionym → Gomphrena sessilis
    Natureserve conservation status → secure
    Taxon synonym → Alternanthera polygonoides
    Taxon rank → species
    + 11 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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