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SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Acalypha virginica   FAMILY Euphorbiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America

Acalypha virginica

SYNONYMOUS WITH World checklist of Euphorbiaceae (Govaerts, Frodin & Radcliffe-Smith, 2000)

Acalypha virginica var. virginica

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 107-04-001:

Acalypha virginica   FAMILY Euphorbiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Acalypha virginica

COMMON NAME:
Virginia Threeseed Mercury, Virginia Copperleaf, Shortstalk Copperleaf

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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913    pnd_acvi_001_lvd

        

USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / USDA Wetland flora: Field office illustrated guide    pnd_acvi_004_lvd

        

Terry Holdsclaw    tdh_acalypha_virginica_1

August    Catawba County    NC

Leaves 1.5-2.8× as long as wide, the largest > 2 cm wide, per Weakley's Flora (2020).

Terry Holdsclaw    tdh_acalypha_virginica_2

August    Catawba County    NC

Pistillate bracts hirsute below (± stipitate-glandular), lobes 1/4-1/2 length, per Flora of North America.

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Acalypha virginica   FAMILY Euphorbiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Acalypha virginica   FAMILY Euphorbiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Acalypha virginica

SYNONYMOUS WITH World checklist of Euphorbiaceae (Govaerts, Frodin & Radcliffe-Smith, 2000)
Acalypha virginica var. virginica

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 107-04-001:
Acalypha virginica   FAMILY Euphorbiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Acalypha virginica