Acalypha ostryifolia
(Hophornbeam Copperleaf, Hornbeam Copper-Leaf, Pineland Threeseed Mercury)Overview:
Conservation Status
Population Trend: | Growing |  |
Taxonomy
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Plants
- Phylum: Magnoliophyta
- Flowering Plants
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- Dicotyledons
- Order: Malpighiales
- Family: Noctuoidea
- Subfamily: Acalyphoideae
- Tribe: Acalypheae
- Subtribe: Acalyphinae
- Genus: Acalypha
(ak-uh-LY-fuh)
L. - Copperleaf
- Specific epithet: ostryifolia Riddell
- Botanical name: Acalypha ostryifolia Riddell
- Specific epithet: ostryifolia Riddell
- Genus: Acalypha
(ak-uh-LY-fuh)
L. - Copperleaf
- Subtribe: Acalyphinae
- Tribe: Acalypheae
- Subfamily: Acalyphoideae
- Family: Noctuoidea
- Order: Malpighiales
- Class: Magnoliopsida
- Dicotyledons
- Phylum: Magnoliophyta
- Flowering Plants
Unambiguous Synonyms:
- Acalypha caroliniana Elliott
- Acalypha corchorifolia A.Rich.
- Acalypha pedunculata Klotzsch ex Pax & K.Hoffm.
- Acalypha persimilis Mll.Arg.
- Acalypha persimilis var. corchorifolia (A.Rich.) Mll.Arg.
- Acalypha persimilis var. scabra Mll.Arg.
- Acalypha polystachya Griseb.
- Acalypha setosa Bello
- Ricinocarpus carolinianus Kuntze
- Ricinocarpus persimilis (Mll.Arg.) Kuntze
Notes:
Publishing author: Müll.Arg. Publication: Linnaea 34: 25 1865
Publishing author: Klotzsch ex Pax & K.Hoffm. Publication: Pflanzenr. (Engler) Euphorb.-Croton.-Acalyph. 43 (1924), in syn.
Publishing author: Müll.Arg. Publication: Linnaea 34: 26 1865
Publishing author: Müll.Arg. Publication: Prodr. (DC.) 15, pt. 2: 842 1866
Name Status: Accepted Name. Latest taxonomic scrutiny: Govaerts R., 11-Nov-2003
Place of publication: Syn. fl. west states 33. 1835 "ostryaefolia"
Name verified on 07-Dec-2005 by ARS Systematic Botanists.
Physical Description
Habit: Forb/herb
Flowers: Flower Color: pale pink
Distribution
Range and Population
E. & SE. U.S.A. to Ecuador, Caribbean
Native: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia.
Habitat
Biome
Terrestrial
Reproduction
Duration: Annual
Growth
Culture: Space 12-15" apart.
Sunlight: Sun Exposure: Full Sun.
Similar Species
Members of the genus Acalypha:
There are approximately 776 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus. Here are just 100 of them: A. 'Fairy Dust' (Copper Leaf) · A. 'Inferno' (Acalypha) · A. 'Raggedy Ann' (Copper Leaf) · A. abingdonii · A. acapulcensis · A. accedens · A. accedens f. brachyandra · A. acrensis · A. acrogyna · A. acrogyne · A. acuminata · A. adenostachya · A. aequalis · A. afrestis · A. akoensis · A. alchorneoides · A. alexandri · A. alexandrii · A. aliena · A. allenii · A. allessi · A. alnifolia · A. alopecuroidea (Fox-Tail Copper-Leaf) · A. alopecuroidea f. glanduligera · A. alopecuroidea var. glanduligera · A. alopecuroidea var. hispida · A. alopecuroidea var. polycephala · A. alopecuroides · A. amantacea · A. ambigua · A. ambiodonta · A. ambliodonta · A. amblyodonta · A. amboynensis · A. amentacea (Acalypha) · A. amentacea amentacea · A. amentacea f. circinata · A. amentacea subsp. wilkesiana · A. amentacea var. grandis · A. amentacea var. heterotricha · A. amentacea var. palauensis · A. amentacea var. trukensis · A. amentacea var. velutina · A. amentacea wilkesiana (Wilkes' Acalypha) · A. amplexicaule · A. amplexicaulis · A. ampliata · A. anadenia · A. andringitrensis · A. anemioides · A. angustata · A. angustifolia · A. angustissima · A. annobonae · A. apetiolata · A. apodanthes · A. arborea · A. arciana · A. argentii · A. argomuelleri · A. argomulleri · A. aristata (Field Copperleaf) · A. aronioides · A. aspera · A. aspericocca · A. australis (Australian Acalypha) · A. bakeriana · A. balansae · A. balgooyi · A. baroni · A. baronii · A. beckii · A. benensis · A. benguelensis · A. berteriana (Berteron Acalypha) · A. berteroana · A. betulaefolia · A. bilbergiana · A. bipartita · A. bisetosa (Streambank Copperleaf) · A. boinensis · A. boiviniana · A. boliviensis · A. bopiana · A. botteriana · A. brachiata · A. brachy · A. brachyclada · A. bracteata · A. brasiliensis · A. brasiliensis f. obtusa · A. brasiliensis [infrasp.unranked] cordata · A. braziliensis · A. brevibracteata · A. brevicaulis · A. brevipetiolata · A. brittoni · A. brittonii · A. buchtieni · A. buchtienii
Bibliography
- Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae. (L Euphorb)
- McGregor, R. L. et al. (The Great Plains Flora Association). 1986. Flora of the Great Plains. (F GPlains) ["ostryaefolia"].
- Ohio Flora Committee (E. L. Braun, T. S. Cooperrider, T. R. Fisher, J. J. Furlow). 1967–. The vascular flora of Ohio. (F Ohio)
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Notes
Contributors:
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed November 15, 2007. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 13 providers.
- The International Plant Names Index. Accessed Jan 19, 2007.
- USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL (April 24, 2008)
- World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesFeb 2, 2006.
Data Sources:
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal November 15, 2007:
- Missouri Botanical Garden, Missouri Botanical Garden
- School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Arizona State University Vascular Plant Herbarium
- UNIBIO, IBUNAM, MEXU/Plantas Vasculares
- USDA PLANTS, USDA PLANTS Database
- University of Alabama Biodiversity and Systematics, Herbarium
Identifiers:
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 28189
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 14255493
- Natural Heritage Network Species Identifier: PDEUP010D0
- U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: ACCA8
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 11004
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