Euphorbiaceae
Acalypha chamaedrifolia
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Genus
- Acalypha
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 红尾铁苋菜, 紅尾鐵莧
- Finnish
- Amppelikissanhäntä
- Japanese
- キャッツテール
Synonyms
- Acalypha adscendens Hornem.
- Acalypha chamaedrifolia var. brevipes (Müll.Arg.) Müll.Arg.
- Acalypha chamaedrifolia var. genuina Müll.Arg.
- Acalypha corchorifolia Willd.
- Acalypha hispaniolae Urb.
- Acalypha hotteana Urb.
- Acalypha reptans Sw.
- Acalypha reptans var. brevipes Müll.Arg.
- Acalypha reptans var. genuina Müll.Arg.
- Croton chamaedrifolius Lam.
- Cupamenis chamedrifolia (Lam.) Raf.
- Cupamenis reptans Raf.
- Geiseleria chamaedryfolia (Lam.) Klotzsch
- Ricinocarpus chamaedrifolius (Lam.) Kuntze
Flowers
- In flower
- July to August (from 7 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Forest Starr and Kim Starr, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: ritirene, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jade Fortnash, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alison Northup, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Mokkie, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: naturedom12, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Mokkie, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: naturedom12, CC0, 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.