Euphorbiaceae
False-nettle bush
Acalypha caperonioides
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Genus
- Acalypha
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Common names
By language (2)
- Afrikaans
- Valsnetelbos
- English
- False-nettle bush
Synonyms
- Acalypha caperonioides var. galpinii Prain
- Acalypha peduncularis Pax
- Acalypha peduncularis var. caperonioides (Baill.) Müll.Arg.
- Acalypha peduncularis var. glabrata Sond.
- Acalypha transvaalensis Gand.
Flowers
- In flower
- October (from 15 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Andrew Hankey, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Andrew Hankey, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: i_c_riddell, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matthew Fainman, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Andrew Hankey, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matthew Fainman, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.