Native Plants
Digital Herbaria
Acalypha radians
Acalypha radians Torr.
Cardinal's Feather, Cardinal Feather
Euphorbiaceae (Spurge Family)
USDA Symbol: ACRAUSDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Specimen & Label Data
Acalypha radians
Copperleaf
Euphorbiaceae
Location: South end of John James City Park, San Antonio.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Open, flat prairie, nominal moisture.
Description: Decumbent, much branched, perennial, 20 cm tall. Monoecious. Staminate spikes terminal, 15-25 mm long. Leaves orbicular, deeply lobed.
County: Bexar
Collector: Curt Walker
Collection Date: Jun 30, 1992
Specimen number: 6
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 1107
Accession Date: Feb 26, 1998
Accession Number: 101
Annotations: DCXXB (In flower)