Euphorbiaceae
Shrubby copperleaf
Acalypha phleoides
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Genus
- Acalypha
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Shrubby copperleaf
Synonyms
- Acalypha ehretiifolia Klotzsch ex Pax & K.Hoffm.
- Acalypha hirta Cav.
- Acalypha lindheimeri Müll.Arg.
- Acalypha lindheimeri var. major Pax & K.Hoffm.
- Acalypha pastoris Schrank
- Acalypha pastoris DC. ex Willd.
- Acalypha phleoides f. dioica McVaugh
- Acalypha phleoides var. genuina Müll.Arg.
- Acalypha phleoides var. hirta (Cav.) Müll.Arg.
- Acalypha prunifolia Kunth
- Acalypha rubra Willd.
- Ricinocarpus lindheimeri (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze
- Ricinocarpus phleoides (Cav.) Kuntze
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: dibujarist, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF Photo: chezatlongy, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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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.