Acalypha virginica

Acalypha virginica
Scientific classification
Kingdom:Plantae
Clade:Angiosperms
Clade:Eudicots
Clade:Rosids
Order:Malpighiales
Family:Euphorbiaceae
Genus:Acalypha
Species: A. virginica
Binomial name
Acalypha virginica
L.

Acalypha virginica, common names Virginia threeseed mercury and Virginia copperleaf, is a plant native to the eastern United States.[1] It is listed as a special concern species in Connecticut.[2] The only documented occurrence of this species in Maine was collected from Parsonsfield, Maine in 1902 and it is currently thought to be extirpated from the state.[3]

References

  1. ↑ https://plants.usda.gov/core/profile?symbol=ACVI
  2. ↑ http://www.ct.gov/deep/lib/deep/wildlife/pdf_files/nongame/ets15.pdf
  3. ↑ http://www.maine.gov/dacf/mnap/features/acavir.htm


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