Alligatorweed vs Sessile joyweed

Alternanthera philoxeroides compared with Alternanthera sessilis

Key Differences

• Alligatorweed is Not Evaluated while Sessile joyweed is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alligatorweed	Sessile joyweed
Kingdom same	Plantae (tumbuhan)	Plantae (tumbuhan)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family same	Amaranthaceae	Amaranthaceae
Genus same	Alternanthera	Alternanthera
Species	Alternanthera philoxeroides	Alternanthera sessilis

Evolutionary Relationship

Alligatorweed and Sessile joyweed share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Alternanthera.

Conservation Status

Alligatorweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Sessile joyweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alligatorweed	Sessile joyweed
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alligatorweed

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Madagascar), Asia (14 countries), Europe (9 countries), North America (Honduras, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (4 countries).

Sessile joyweed

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, among 5 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (26 countries), Asia (12 countries), Europe (4 countries), North America (Cuba, Dominican Republic, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (12 countries), and South America (Colombia).

Alligatorweed

The Alligatorweed (Alternanthera philoxeroides) is a species in the genus Alternanthera. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 15 countries:

🇦🇺 Australia 🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇰🇲 Comoros 🇫🇷 France 🇯🇵 Japan 🇱🇦 Laos 🇲🇲 Myanmar 🇳🇵 Nepal 🇳🇱 Netherlands 🇸🇬 Singapore 🇹🇼 Taiwan 🇬🇧 United Kingdom 🇺🇸 United States 🇻🇳 Vietnam