Euphorbiaceae

Round copperleaf

Acalypha monostachya Cav.

Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Acalypha

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Round copperleaf (Acalypha monostachya) — FlowerPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Round copperleaf

Synonyms

Acalypha depressa Sessé & Moc.
Acalypha hederacea Torr.
Acalypha hederacea var. genuina Müll.Arg.
Acalypha hederacea var. oligodonta Müll.Arg.
Acalypha hederacea var. orbicularis Müll.Arg.
Ricinocarpus hederaceus Kuntze
Ricinocarpus monostachyus Kuntze

Flowers

In flower: March to June, September (from 219 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Subshrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Jo Roberts, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Liliana Ramírez-Freire, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: José Belem Hernández Díaz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Salem De La Luna, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alexis López Hernández, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Juan Cruzado Cortés, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Douglas Goldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alison Northup, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.