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Joseph's coat (Alternanthera ficoidea)

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In the Hebrew Bible, the coat of many colors or ketonet passim is the name for the garment that the Biblical Joseph owned; it was given to him by his father Jacob in Vayeshev.

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Taxonomy

Scientific: Alternanthera ficoidea
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Alternanthera
Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Caryophyllales
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Habit: herb

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