naturalizedAmaranthaceae
Alternanthera sessilis
Sessile Joyweed
Naturalized (non-native)non-native
Introduced and now reproducing on its own in the wild.
Alternanthera sessilis is an aquatic plant known by several common names, including ponnanganni (in Tamil), ponnaganti aaku (in Telugu), Mukunuwenna(in Sinhalese), sessile joyweed and dwarf copperleaf. It is used as a vegetable specially in Sri Lanka and some Asian countries.
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Gallery · 9 · iNaturalist
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Where documented · 7 ahupuaʻa
documented occurrences · iNaturalist + GBIF · iNaturalist 5 · GBIF 8 records
Hanapēpē · KauaʻiiNat 1 · GBIF 4 ✓
Honolulu · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Kamananui · OʻahuiNat 1 · GBIF 1 ✓
Waikīkī · OʻahuiNat 1
Waiʻanae · OʻahuiNat 1
Nuʻu · MauiGBIF 1
Lāwai · KauaʻiGBIF 1