Alternanthera caracasana Kunth

vernacular washerwoman — species · Amaranthaceae

USDA: ALCA5
GBIF: 3084958
Rank: species

washerwoman (Alternanthera caracasana) — Platephotograph · pilobCC BY-NC source · iNaturalist ↗

§2Habit & range

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Perennial
Group: Dicot
Family: Amaranthaceae Martinov
Genus: Alternanthera

§2a

Native status, by region

HI Hawaii Introduced
L48 Lower 48 States Introduced
PR Puerto Rico Native
VI U.S. Virgin Islands Native

§2b

County-level range

· 16 counties across 7 states/territories

Legend Native · 0 Introduced · 16 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation

No cultivation specs.

USDA has not characterised this taxon. Roughly four out of five plants in the database lack the detailed cultivation record present here — typically because they have not been the focus of NRCS Plant Materials work. Range and distribution data are unaffected.

§4Counties, by state