Alternanthera pungens

#8 They called me Alternanthera pungens, also known as Achyranthes lorentzii, and Alternanthera lorentzii. I pay homage to the male botanist Hendrik Anton Lorentz. They first catalogued me in 1818.

Native to Argentina Northeast, Argentina Northwest, Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Paraguay, Peru, Puerto Rico, Uruguay, and Venezuela.