Acalypha alopecuroidea
Foxtail Copperleaf
Also known as: Acalypha alopecuroidea f. glanduligera (Klotzsch) Müll.Arg. +11 more
- Acalypha alopecuroidea f. glanduligera (Klotzsch) Müll.Arg.
- Acalypha alopecuroidea f. polycephala Müll.Arg.
- Acalypha alopecuroidea subsp. glanduligera Klotzsch
- Acalypha alopecuroidea subsp. hispida Müll.Arg.
- Acalypha alopecuroides f. glanduligera (Klotzsch) Müll.Arg.
- Acalypha aristata Kunth
- Acalypha arvensis subsp. belangeri
- Acalypha arvensis subsp. genuina
- Acalypha arvensis subsp. pavoniana
- Acalypha orvensis Poepp. & Endl.
- Ricinocarpus alopecuroidea (Jacq.) Kuntze
- Ricinocarpus aristatus (Kunth) Kuntze
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Euphorbiaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual or subshrub.
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Acalypha alopecuroidea (commonly known as Foxtail Copperleaf) is an annual or shrub within the Euphorbiaceae family. It naturally occurs in North America and South America. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in seasonally dry tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Bahamas, Belize, Bermuda, Cayman Is., Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Haiti, Honduras, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is.
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Alabama, Florida, Louisiana, Samoa