Virginia threeseed mercury

Common names

Synonyms

• Acalypha brevipes Raf.
• Acalypha caroliniana Walter
• Acalypha crenulata Raf.
• Acalypha digyneia Raf.
• Acalypha echinata Raf.
• Acalypha urticifolia Raf.
• Acalypha virginea Dragend.
• Acalypha virginica f. intermedia Millsp.
• Acalypha virginica f. intermedia Müll.Arg.
• Acalypha virginica f. purpurea Farw.
• Acalypha virginica var. angustifolia Torr.
• Acalypha virginica var. genuina Müll.Arg.
• Acalypha virginica var. virginica
• Ricinocarpus digyneius Kuntze
• Ricinocarpus urticifolius (Raf.) Kuntze
• Ricinocarpus virginicus (L.) Kuntze

Flowers

Flower colour

red (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit

Forb/herb

Lifespan

Annual

In the US and Canada

Lower 48 states: native

Photos

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