Alternanthera philoxeroides, alligator weed
Species type: Plant
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Alternanthera
Species: philoxeroides
Authority: (Mart.) Griseb.
Common names: alligator weed
Targeted for biocontrol by:
- Agasicles hygrophila (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), alligator weed beetle Details
- Arcola malloi (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) = Vogtia malloi, alligator weed moth Details
- Disonycha argentinensis (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae), alligator weed beetle Details
