- Acalypha californica
Taxobox
name = "Acalypha californica"
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
familia =Euphorbiaceae
subfamilia =Acalyphoideae
tribus =Acalypheae
genus = "Acalypha "
species = "A. californica"
binomial = "Acalypha californica"
binomial_authority = (Benth.)
synonyms = "Acalypha pringlei"The flowering shrub "Acalypha californica" is known as the California copperleaf, and sometimes by the older name Pringle three-seeded mercury. It is the only "Acalypha" species native to California, where it is most abundant in the hills of San Diego County. It is a member of the chaparral plant community.
The plant bears hairy, juicy, toothed leaves which despite the plant's common name are light green, never copper in color. Each flower is made up of a staminate part, which appears as a long spike of tiny red and pink
bract s, and a pistillate part at the base of the spike, which is a cup made up of green bracts bearing the ovary.External links
* [http://www.calflora.net/bloomingplants/californiacopperleaf.html CalFlora detail photos]
* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?3618,3619,3620 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ACCA3 USDA Plants Profile]
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