Native Plants
Digital Herbaria
Acalypha phleoides
Acalypha phleoides Cav.
Shrubby Copperleaf, Three-seeded Mercury
Euphorbiaceae (Spurge Family)
USDA Symbol: ACPH3USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
Specimen & Label Data
Acalypha lindheimeri
Three-seeded Mercury
Euphorbiaceae
Location: 14511 Star Cross Trail, Helotes.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Full sun on western facing hillside. Dry, stoney soil.
Description: Erect perennial from a woody root, 45 cm tall. Leaves thin, lanceolate, dentate, petiolate. Infloresence a terminal spike with all staminate flowers above the pistillate, all on the same spike.
County: Bexar
Collector: Mike Fox
Collection Date: Apr 5, 1993
Specimen number: 005
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0427
Accession Date: Jun 29, 1993
Accession Number: 33
Annotations: MCXXB