Acalypha californica Calflora

Calflora

Taxon Report 43

Acalypha californica Benth.

California acalypha, California copperleaf

Acalypha californica, a dicot, is a shrub that is native to California, is also found outside of California, but is confined to western North America.


	Plant Distribution Observation Hotline (observation details) Plant Characteristics

Bloom Period

Photos from CalPhotos / Calflora


Family:	EUPHORBIACEAE
Genus:	Acalypha

Toxicity: MINOR, DERMATITIS

Communities: Chaparral, Southern Oak Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:

PLANTS:

Acalypha pringlei

More information about Acalypha californica


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ACCA3)	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net / Google Images Consortium of California Herbaria	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2019. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: May 23, 2019).