Euphorbiaceae
Velvet forest false-nettel
Acalypha glabrata
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Genus
- Acalypha
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Common names
By language (2)
- Afrikaans
- Fluweelbosvalsnetel, Bosvalsnetel
- English
- Velvet forest false-nettel, Forest false-nettle
Synonyms
- Acalypha glabrata var. genuina Müll.Arg.
- Acalypha glabrata var. glabrata
- Ricinocarpus glabratus (Thunb.) Kuntze
Flowers
- In flower
- November (from 9 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Photos
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Suvarna Parbhoo Mohan, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Margaret Burger, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Wynand Uys, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Margaret Burger, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Henry de Lange, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Chris Vynbos, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.