Calflora: Acalypha californica

Calflora

Taxon Report 43

Acalypha californica Benth.

California acalypha, California copperleaf

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


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Plant Characteristics
and Associations

Bloom Period

Family:	EUPHORBIACEAE
Genus:	Acalypha

Communities:	Chaparral, Southern Oak Woodland
Toxicity:	MINOR, DERMATITIS [California Poison Control System 2010]

Distribution by County

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Name Status:

Accepted by TJM2 + PLANTS + JM93

Alternate Names:
(according to)

PLANTS:

Acalypha pringlei

More information about Acalypha californica


	Location Suitability Nursery / seed vendor availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Landscaping information from Calscape Photos on CalPhotos / Google Images Photos on PlantID.net		Jepson eFlora Records from the Consortium of California Herbaria Original Publication citation (ITIS) USDA PLANTS Profile (ACCA3)		Search the International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Search the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center website references from Google

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]. 2018. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization].
Available: http://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: Apr 21, 2018).

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