Alternanthera areschougii

{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}}

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|status = VU

|status_system = IUCN3.1

|status_ref = {{cite iucn |author=Montúfar, R. |author2=Pitman, N. |date=2003 |title=Alternanthera areschougii |volume=2003 |page=e.T42799A10750391 |doi=10.2305/IUCN.UK.2003.RLTS.T42799A10750391.en |access-date=15 November 2021}}

|genus = Alternanthera

|species = areschougii

|authority = R.E.Fr.

|synonyms = Telanthera pulchella F.Aresch.

|synonyms_ref ={{cite web |url= https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:10276-2 |title= Alternanthera areschougii R.E.Fr. |author= |date=n.d. |website=Plants of the World Online |publisher=The Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew |access-date=January 6, 2024}}{{cite web |url= https://www.catalogueoflife.org/data/taxon/C9DN |title= Alternanthera areschougii R.E.Fr. |author= |date=n.d. |website=Catalogue of Life |publisher=Species 2000 |access-date=January 6, 2024}}

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Alternanthera areschougii is a species of plant in the family Amaranthaceae. It is endemic to Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical dry forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland. It is threatened by habitat loss.