Alligator Weed Flower Royalty-Free Stock Photo

Alligator weed Alternanthera philoxeroides, taken in Florida Family - Amaranthaceae Habitat - Usually grows as an immersed plant along edges of freshwater creeks, ponds and wetlands where it may form dense mats. Occasionally found on dry land. Description - Introduced perennial herb to about 3 feet tall with a rank habit of growth, erect, trailing or spreading form. Flower - White with a papery appearance, produced on stalks.