Data sources

Each value Trefle shows for Alternanthera sessilis, with what every source says about it. When sources disagree, the strongest source is shown (how sources are ranked). Values imported before sources were recorded one by one are marked Source not recorded.

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Sourced5 Source not recorded8 Not on the record5 Sources: TRY Plant Trait Database

Field	Shown	What the sources say
Core
Author	(L.) R.Br. ex DC.	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Bibliography	Cat. Pl. Horti Monsp.: 77 (1813)	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Phylum	Tracheophyta	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Rank	species	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Status	accepted	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Year	1813	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Descriptive
Common name	Sessile joyweed	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Observations	Trop. & Subtrop. Asia to N. & E. Australia, S. Mexico to Trop. America	No source recorded	Source not recorded
Morphology
Average height	empty	12.5 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 63, 882	Not on the record
Biological type	empty	geophyte · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 350	Not on the record
Flower color	white	white · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 350, 882	Sourced
Fruit shape	utricle	utricle · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 3 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 882	Sourced
Inflorescence type	empty	head · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 350	Not on the record
Maximum height	70 cm	70 cm · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 4 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 63, 882	Sourced
Phenology
Duration	annual, perennial	annual, perennial · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 11 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 110, 882	Sourced
Fruit months	empty	jan, feb, mar, apr, may, jun, jul, aug, sep, oct, nov, dec · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 882	Not on the record
Ecology
Nitrogen fixation	None	None · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 2 observations · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 882	Sourced
Other
Halophyte status	—	Moderate · TRY Plant Trait Database · Measured · 1 observation · 2026-10-09 TRY 7.0 datasets 882	Not on the record

Alternanthera sessilis (L.) R.Br. ex DC., 1813 16% complete

Sessile joyweed

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