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