Alternanthera dentata, known as little ruby and ruby leaf alternanthera, is a fast-growing ornamental groundcover plant in the amaranth family which was first described by Conrad Moench, and got its current name from Stuchlík and Robert Elias Fries. Native to the West Indies and Brazil, the plant is chiefly grown for its coloured foliage. It is one of the dozen synonyms of Alternanthera brasiliana, (please correct: A. dentata Scheygr., not A. dentata Stuchlík ex R.E.Fr.) and is alike in appearance with Alternanthera bettzickiana, which all have strikingly similar looking cultivars.
Alternanthera dentata, known as little ruby and ruby leaf alternanthera, is a fast-growing ornamental groundcover plant in the amaranth family which was first described by Conrad Moench, and got its current name from Stuchlík and Robert Elias Fries. Native to the West Indies and Brazil, the plant is chiefly grown for its coloured foliage. It is one of the dozen synonyms of Alternanthera brasiliana, (please correct: A. dentata Scheygr., not A. dentata Stuchlík ex R.E.Fr.) and is alike in appearance with Alternanthera bettzickiana, which all have strikingly similar looking cultivars. (en) Alternanthera dentata är en amarantväxtart som först beskrevs av Conrad Moench, och fick sitt nu gällande namn av Stuchlík och Robert Elias Fries. Alternanthera dentata ingår i släktet alternanter, och familjen amarantväxter. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life. (sv)
Alternanthera dentata, known as little ruby and ruby leaf alternanthera, is a fast-growing ornamental groundcover plant in the amaranth family which was first described by Conrad Moench, and got its current name from Stuchlík and Robert Elias Fries. Native to the West Indies and Brazil, the plant is chiefly grown for its coloured foliage. It is one of the dozen synonyms of Alternanthera brasiliana, (please correct: A. dentata Scheygr., not A. dentata Stuchlík ex R.E.Fr.) and is alike in appearance with Alternanthera bettzickiana, which all have strikingly similar looking cultivars. (en) Alternanthera dentata är en amarantväxtart som först beskrevs av Conrad Moench, och fick sitt nu gällande namn av Stuchlík och Robert Elias Fries. Alternanthera dentata ingår i släktet alternanter, och familjen amarantväxter. Inga underarter finns listade i Catalogue of Life. (sv)
