Alternanthera angustifolia

Alternanthera angustifolia (narrow-leaf joyweed)^[1] is a small herb in family Amaranthaceae^[2] found widely in inland Australia from northern Western Australia, the Northern Territory, South Australia, New South Wales to Queensland.^[1]

Alternanthera angustifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Order:	Caryophyllales
Family:	Amaranthaceae
Genus:	Alternanthera
Species:	A. angustifolia
Binomial name
Alternanthera angustifolia R.Br.

It is a prostrate (or decumbent) annual herb, growing from 2 cm to 30 cm high, on sandy soils on creek and river banks. Its small^[3] white flowers may be seen from April to August.^[2]

Alternanthera angustifolia was first described in 1810 by Robert Brown.^[4]