Acalypha chamaedrifolia

(Lamarck) Müller Arg.

in A. P. de Candolle and A. L. P. P. de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 879. 1866.

Common names: Everglades or bastard copperleaf
Basionym: Croton chamaedryfolius Lamarck in J. Lamarck et al., Encycl. 2: 215. 1786
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 12. Treatment on page 166. Mentioned on page 164.

Herbs, perennial, 1–2.5 dm, monoecious. Stems prostrate to ascending, pubescent. Leaves: petiole 0.1–0.5 cm; blade ovate to orbiculate, 0.3–2.1 × 0.3–1.2 cm, base cordate or rounded, margins serrate-crenate, apex obtuse or acute. Inflorescences bisexual, terminal; peduncle 0.2–1 cm, pistillate portion 1.5–3 × 1–1.5 cm, staminate portion 0.8–2.5 cm; allomorphic pistillate flowers absent. Pistillate bracts crowded (inflorescence axis not or sparingly visible between bracts), 4–6 × 7–10 mm, abaxial surface pubescent and sessile-glandular; lobes (7–)10–13, deltate to triangular, 1/5 bract length. Pistillate flowers: pistil 3-carpellate; styles multifid or laciniate. Capsules smooth, pubescent. Seeds 1.2–1.4 mm, minutely pitted.


Phenology: Flowering and fruiting year-round, mainly spring–fall.
Habitat: Rocky pine woods, disturbed areas.
Elevation: 0–10 m.

Discussion

In the flora area, Acalypa chamaedrifolia is native to Miami-Dade and Monroe counties but has been sparingly, and apparently accidentally, introduced farther north.

Selected References

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Lower Taxa

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Geoffrey A. Levin +
(Lamarck) Müller Arg. +
Croton chamaedryfolius +
Everglades or bastard copperleaf +
Fla. +  and West Indies. +
0–10 m. +
Rocky pine woods, disturbed areas. +
Flowering and fruiting year-round, mainly spring–fall. +
in A. P. de Candolle and A. L. P. P. de Candolle, Prodr. +
Acalypha chamaedrifolia +
Acalypha +
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