OF THE CAROLINAS & GEORGIA

Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Malpighiales

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Acalypha setosa   FAMILY Euphorbiaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Acalypha setosa   FAMILY Euphorbiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 12 (2016)

Acalypha setosa

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 107-04-005:

Acalypha setosa   FAMILY Euphorbiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Acalypha setosa

 

COMMON NAME:
Cuban Copperleaf


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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Acalypha setosa   FAMILY Euphorbiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Acalypha setosa   FAMILY Euphorbiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 12
Acalypha setosa

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 107-04-005:
Acalypha setosa   FAMILY Euphorbiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Acalypha setosa

 

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4250

Forb
Annual
Monoecious

Habitat: Disturbed ground, per Weakley's Flora

Non-native: West Indies, Mexico, Central America, northern South America

Rare

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DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Does not have milky sap

IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Stinging trichomes absent

LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
Petioles 1-7cm long

FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
3-5 sepals in pistillate flowers, 4 sepals in staminate flowers
Petals absent
4-8(-16?) stamens in staminate flowers
Unisexual

FRUIT:
Capsule

 

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