Gen. Acalypha (Euphorbiaceae) / Flora of USA and Canada

Scientific name	Google Search	*Distribution in USA and Canada ()**	Common names	Grown habit	Duration
Acalypha alopecuroidea Jacq. = Acalypha aristata Kunth		USA (AL, FL, LA), USA+ (PR) Map for Acalypha alopecuroidea Jacq. (*)	foxtail copperleaf	Forb/herb	Annual
Acalypha amentacea Roxb.		USA (FL), USA+ (PR) Map for Acalypha amentacea Roxb. (*)	catch me if you can	Shrub	Perennial
Acalypha amentacea Roxb. ssp. wilkesiana (Müll. Arg.) Fosberg = Acalypha wilkesiana Müll. Arg.		USA (FL), USA+ (PR) Map for Acalypha amentacea Roxb. ssp. wilkesiana (Müll. Arg.) Fosberg (*)		Shrub	Perennial
Acalypha arvensis Poepp. = Acalypha aristata auct. non Kunth		USA (FL) Map for Acalypha arvensis Poepp. (*)	field copperleaf	Forb/herb	Annual
Acalypha australis L.		USA (NJ, NY) Map for Acalypha australis L. (*)	Asian copperleaf	Forb/herb	Annual
Acalypha berteriana Müll. Arg.		USA+ (PR) Map for Acalypha berteriana Müll. Arg. (*)	Guayama Copperleaf	Shrub	Perennial
Acalypha bisetosa Bertol. ex Spreng.		USA+ (PR) Map for Acalypha bisetosa Bertol. ex Spreng. (*)	streambank copperleaf	Shrub	Perennial
Acalypha californica Benth. = Acalypha pringlei S. Watson		USA (AZ, CA) Map for Acalypha californica Benth. (*)	California copperleaf	Shrub, Subshrub	Perennial
Acalypha chamaedryfolia (Lam.) Müll. Arg.		USA (FL), USA+ (PR, VI) Map for Acalypha chamaedryfolia (Lam.) Müll. Arg. (*)	bastard copperleaf	Subshrub, Forb/herb	Perennial
Acalypha deamii (Weath.) H.E. Ahles = Acalypha rhomboidea Raf. var. deamii (Weath.) Weath. = Acalypha virginica L. var. deamii Weath.		USA (AR, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, MO, OH, PA, TN, VA) Map for Acalypha deamii (Weath.) H.E. Ahles (*)	Deam's threeseed mercury	Forb/herb	Annual
Acalypha gracilens A. Gray = Acalypha gracilens A. Gray var. delzii L. Mill. = Acalypha gracilens A. Gray var. fraseri (Müll. Arg.) Weath. = Acalypha virginica L. var. gracilens (A. Gray) Müll. Arg.		USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, NC, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV) Map for Acalypha gracilens A. Gray (*)	slender threeseed mercury	Forb/herb	Annual
Acalypha hispida Burm. f.		USA+ (PR) Map for Acalypha hispida Burm. f. (*)	red-hot cat's tail	Shrub	Perennial
Acalypha mexicana Müll. Arg. = Acalypha indica L. var. mexicana (Müll. Arg.) Pax & K. Hoffm.		USA (AZ) Map for Acalypha mexicana Müll. Arg. (*)	Mexican copperleaf	Forb/herb	Annual
Acalypha monococca (Engelm. ex A. Gray) Lill. W. Mill. & Gandhi = Acalypha gracilens A. Gray ssp. monococca (Engelm. ex A. Gray) G.L. Webster = Acalypha gracilens A. Gray var. monococca Engelm. ex A. Gray = Acalypha virginica L. var. monococca (Engelm. ex A. Gray) Müll. Arg.		USA (AR, IL, KS, LA, MO, OK, TX) Map for Acalypha monococca (Engelm. ex A. Gray) Lill. W. Mill. & Gandhi (*)	slender threeseed mercury	Forb/herb	Annual
Acalypha monostachya Cav. = Acalypha hederacea Torr.		USA (TX) Map for Acalypha monostachya Cav. (*)	round copperleaf	Subshrub, Forb/herb	Perennial
Acalypha neomexicana Müll. Arg.		USA (AZ, NM, TX) Map for Acalypha neomexicana Müll. Arg. (*)	New Mexico copperleaf	Forb/herb	Annual
Acalypha ostryifolia Riddell = Acalypha caroliniana Elliot		USA (AL, AR, AZ, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NM, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WV), USA+ (PR, VI) Map for Acalypha ostryifolia Riddell (*)	pineland threeseed mercury	Forb/herb	Annual
Acalypha phleoides Cav. = Acalypha lindheimeri Müll. Arg. = Acalypha lindheimeri Müll. Arg. var. major Pax & K. Hoffm.		USA (AZ, NM, TX) Map for Acalypha phleoides Cav. (*)	shrubby copperleaf	Forb/herb, Subshrub	Perennial
Acalypha poiretii Spreng. = Acalypha indica Vell., non L.		USA (AL, NJ, TX), USA+ (PR, VI) Map for Acalypha poiretii Spreng. (*)	Poiret's copperleaf	Forb/herb, Subshrub	Annual
Acalypha portoricensis Müll. Arg.		USA+ (PR, VI) Map for Acalypha portoricensis Müll. Arg. (*)	Puerto Rico copperleaf	Shrub	Perennial
Acalypha radians Torr.		USA (TX) Map for Acalypha radians Torr. (*)	cardinal's feather	Forb/herb	Perennial
Acalypha rhomboidea Raf. = Acalypha virginica L. var. rhomboidea (Raf.) Cooperr.		USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, ND, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WI, WV), CAN (NB, NS, ON, QC) Map for Acalypha rhomboidea Raf. (*)	common threeseed mercury	Forb/herb	Annual
Acalypha setosa A. Rich.		USA (AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, SC), USA+ (PR) Map for Acalypha setosa A. Rich. (*)	Cuban copperleaf	Forb/herb	Annual
Acalypha virginica L.		USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, NC, NE, NH, NJ, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, VT, WV) Map for Acalypha virginica L. (*)	Virginia threeseed mercury	Forb/herb	Annual

(*) USDA, NRCS. 2009. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 28 August 2009). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.

PICTURES

Acalypha gracilens
USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 2: 458.
Acalypha hispida
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Acalypha hispida
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Acalypha ostryifolia
USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 2: 457.
Acalypha virginica
Robert H. Mohlenbrock USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA SCS. 1991. Southern wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. South National Technical Center, Fort Worth. - Not copyrighted image
Acalypha virginica
USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 2: 458.

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