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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Acalypha ostryifolia
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Acalypha ostryifolia
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 12 (2016)
Acalypha ostryifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT) VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 107-04-004:
Acalypha ostryaefolia FAMILY Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT) Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Acalypha ostryaefolia
COMMON NAME:
Pineland Threeseed Mercury, Hophornbeam Copperleaf, Roughpod Copperleaf
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_acos_001_lvd
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JK Marlow jkm140730_221
July Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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JK Marlow jkm140730_221b
July Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Lvs crenate-serrate, w 2 prominent lateral veins from base, parallel to midrib, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm140730_223
July Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Pistillate flowers chiefly in terminal spikes, staminate in axillary clusters, per Weakley's Flora.
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JK Marlow jkm140730_226
July Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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JK Marlow jkm130823_504
August Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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JK Marlow jkm130823_505
August Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Leaves cordate at base, per Weakley's Flora (2012).
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JK Marlow jkm140804_311
August Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Plant to 1.5m tall, stems branched, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm140804_340
August Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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JK Marlow jkm201027_7978
October Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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JK Marlow jkm201027_7979
October Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Pistillate spikes 3-11cm long, bracts deeply cleft into 9-17 linear teeth, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm201027_7980
October Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Acalypha ostryifolia
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Acalypha ostryifolia
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 12
Acalypha ostryifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT)
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 107-04-004:
Acalypha ostryaefolia
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH (ORTHOGRAPHIC VARIANT)
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Acalypha ostryaefolia
3679
Forb
Summer annual
Monoecious
Habitat: Dry, sandy soil of woodlands, disturbed ground, ditches, per Weakley's Flora
Possibly native to GA (introduced in Carolinas)
Uncommon (rare in Carolina Mountains)
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Does not have milky sap
IS THE PLANT "ARMED"?
Stinging trichomes absent
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
Petioles 1.5-6.5cm long
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
3-5 sepals in pistillate flowers, 4 sepals in staminate flowers
Petals absent
4-8(-16?) stamens in staminate flowers
Unisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
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