Euphorbiaceae
Rough-podded copperleaf
Acalypha persimilis
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Genus
- Acalypha
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Rough-podded copperleaf, Three-seeded mercury, Pineland threeseed mercury
Synonyms
- Acalypha caroliniana Elliott
- Acalypha corchorifolia A.Rich.
- Acalypha ostryifolia Riddell ex J.M.Coult.
- Acalypha pedunculata Klotzsch ex Pax & K.Hoffm.
- Acalypha persimilis var. corchorifolia Müll.Arg.
- Acalypha persimilis var. scabra Müll.Arg.
- Acalypha polystachya Griseb.
- Acalypha setosa Bello
- Ricinocarpus carolinianus Kuntze
- Ricinocarpus persimilis (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze
Photos
Photo: Matthias Buchmeier, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matthias Buchmeier, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matthias Buchmeier, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Matthias Buchmeier, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
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Photo: Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Kenraiz, 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.