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Digital Herbaria

Acalypha phleoides

Acalypha phleoides Cav.

Shrubby Copperleaf, Three-seeded Mercury

Euphorbiaceae (Spurge Family)

USDA Symbol: ACPH3
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)







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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

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