Euphorbiaceae
Poiret's copperleaf
Acalypha poiretii
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Genus
- Acalypha
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Acalypha poiretiiEuphorbiaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Poiret's copperleaf
Synonyms
- Acalypha cylindrica Roxb.
- Acalypha hispida Willd.
- Acalypha indica Vell.
- Acalypha macrostachyos Poir.
- Acalypha rhombifolia Baill.
- Acalypha villosa Vahl ex Baill.
- Acalypha yucatanensis Millsp.
- Ricinocarpus poiretii (Spreng.) Kuntze
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced
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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.