Euphorbiaceae
Red-hot cat's tail
Acalypha hispida
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Genus
- Acalypha
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Common names
By language (10)
- Chinese
- 狗尾红, 紅花鐵莧, 红穗铁苋菜, 铁苋
- English
- Red-hot cat's tail, Chenille plant
- French
- Queue de minite
- hsb
- Koča wopuš
- Lithuanian
- Akalifa
- Malay
- Ekor kucing
- Polish
- Pokrzywiec szorstki
- Spanish
- Manto de candela
- Sundanese
- Tangkal buntut ucing, Tangkal ékor kucing
- Vietnamese
- Tai tượng đuôi chồn
Synonyms
- Acalypha densiflora Blume
- Acalypha hispida var. sanderi (N.E.Br.) J.J.Sm.
- Acalypha sanderi N.E.Br.
- Acalypha sanderi K.Schum.
- Acalypha sanderi unranked alba Sander
- Caturus spiciflorus L.
- Ricinocarpus hispidus (Burm.f.) Kuntze
- Ricinocarpus spiciflorus (L.) Kuntze
Flowers
- In flower
- June, August to September, December to April (from 65 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Diogo Luiz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Gustavo Sandres, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Colin Meurk, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: margaritarestrepou, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jerzy Opioła, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Steven Bodzin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Eileen Yayreth Pitti Samms, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Paul Hermans, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Diogo Luiz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Magnus Manske, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Sri Srikumar, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.