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Acalypha L.
copperleaf

       
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Acalypha L.

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Distribution:
Acalypha L.

 
Distribution Map Legend

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USA (AL, AR, AZ, CA, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV), USA+ (PR, VI), CAN (NB, NS, ON, QC)
 

Related Taxa:
Acalypha L.

View 60 genera in Euphorbiaceae or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Acalypha alopecuroidea Jacq.. .
Acalypha alopecuroidea
foxtail copperleaf
Distribution of Acalypha amentacea Roxb.. .
Acalypha amentacea
catch me if you can
Distribution of Acalypha arvensis Poepp.. .
Acalypha arvensis
field copperleaf
Distribution of Acalypha australis L.. .
Acalypha australis
Asian copperleaf
Distribution of Acalypha berteriana Müll. Arg.. .
Acalypha berteriana
Guayama Copperleaf
Distribution of Acalypha bisetosa Bertol. ex Spreng.. .
Acalypha bisetosa
streambank copperleaf
Distribution of Acalypha californica Benth.. .
Acalypha californica
California copperleaf
Distribution of Acalypha chamaedryfolia (Lam.) Müll. Arg.. .
Acalypha chamaedryfolia
bastard copperleaf
Distribution of Acalypha deamii (Weath.) H.E. Ahles. .
Acalypha deamii
Deam's threeseed mercury
Distribution of Acalypha gracilens A. Gray. . Image Available.
Acalypha gracilens
slender threeseed mercury
Distribution of Acalypha hispida Burm. f.. . Image Available.
Acalypha hispida
red-hot cat's tail
Distribution of Acalypha mexicana Müll. Arg.. .
Acalypha mexicana
Mexican copperleaf
Distribution of Acalypha monococca (Engelm. ex A. Gray) Lill. W. Mill. & Gandhi. .
Acalypha monococca
slender threeseed mercury
Distribution of Acalypha monostachya Cav.. .
Acalypha monostachya
round copperleaf
Distribution of Acalypha neomexicana Müll. Arg.. .
Acalypha neomexicana
New Mexico copperleaf
Distribution of Acalypha ostryifolia Riddell. . Image Available.
Acalypha ostryifolia
pineland threeseed mercury
Distribution of Acalypha phleoides Cav.. .
Acalypha phleoides
shrubby copperleaf
Distribution of Acalypha poiretii Spreng.. .
Acalypha poiretii
Poiret's copperleaf
Distribution of Acalypha portoricensis Müll. Arg.. .
Acalypha portoricensis
Puerto Rico copperleaf
Distribution of Acalypha radians Torr.. .
Acalypha radians
cardinal's feather
Distribution of Acalypha rhomboidea Raf.. . Image Available.
Acalypha rhomboidea
common threeseed mercury
Distribution of Acalypha setosa A. Rich.. .
Acalypha setosa
Cuban copperleaf
Distribution of Acalypha virginica L.. . Image Available.
Acalypha virginica
Virginia threeseed mercury
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Classification:
Acalypha L.

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Rosidae
Order Euphorbiales
Family Euphorbiaceae – Spurge family
Genus Acalypha L. – copperleaf
 

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Acalypha L.

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Gee Moderate              
Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Gee, K.L., M.D. Porter, S. Demarais, F.C. Bryant, and G.V. Vreede. 1994. White-tailed deer: Their foods and management in the Cross Timbers. Ardmore.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Acalypha L.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 28178.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

 
 
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