Contains 9 accepted taxa overall.

Characteristics
Acalypha L.
THREESEED MERCURY
Classification
Magnoliophyta - Flowering Plants
Magnoliopsida
Rosidae
Euphorbiales
Acalypha
Citation
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TYPE: Acalypha virginica Linnaeus Lectotypified by Small, in Britton & A. Brown, Ill. Fl. N. U.S., ed. 2. 2: 457. 1913.
Species
Scientific Name Common Name Herbarium Specimens Status Photos
Acalypha deamii Two-seeded mercury; Two-seeded copperleaf Native Rare-State UPL (NWPL)
Acalypha decurrens
Acalypha dumosum
Acalypha flexile
Acalypha gracilens Slender three-seeded mercury; Slender three-seeded copperleaf Native FACU (NWPL)
Acalypha ostryifolia Three-seeded mercury; Rough-podded copperleaf Native UPL (NWPL)
Acalypha rhomboidea Three-seeded mercury; Common three-seeded copperleaf Native FACU (NWPL)
Acalypha rotundifolium
Acalypha virginica Three-seeded mercury; Virginia three-seeded copperleaf Native FACU (NWPL)
Identification Key

No identification key is available for this family.

Genus Synonyms
Synonym Full Citation Basionym Type
No synonyms found.