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Acalypha ostryifolia Riddell ex J.M. Coulter. Rough-pod Copperleaf, Hop-hornbeam Copperleaf. Phen: Late Jun-Nov. Hab: Dry, sandy soil of woodlands, disturbed ground, ditches. Dist: NJ west to IN and NE, south to FL, TX; West Indies.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, Bah, Fl2, FNA12, Il, K1, K3, K4, NcTx, Tn, Va, W, WH3, Govaerts, Frodin, & Radcliffe-Smith (2000); = Acalypha ostryaefolia – C, F, G, GrPl, RAB, S, S13, Tx, orthographic variant; = n/a – Pa

Links to other floras: = Acalypha ostryifolia - FNA12

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image of plant© Aidan Campos source | Original Image ⭷
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image of plant© Aidan Campos source | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Gary P. Fleming | Original Image ⭷
image of plant© Aidan Campos source | Original Image ⭷

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Horticultural Information

NCBG trait

Intro: Erect annual of roadsides, fields and disturbed alluvial soil.

Stems: Stems branching, fuzzy to hairy.

Leaves: Leaves alternate, long-petiolate, oval with heart-shaped base, to 4 in. long, finely toothed and petioles and blades somewhat hairy.

Inforescence:

Flowers: Flowers in spikes from leaf axils (male flowers) and terminating the stem (female flowers); male flowers 1/8 in. wide, consisting of 4 green to translucent white sepals and several white stamens; female flowers 1/4 in. wide, consisting of several white, long, branching styles, a spiny, green ovary and a surrounding floral bract with several narrow lobes.

Fruits: Fruit a softly prickly, 3-lobed capsule.

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Height: 1-2 1/2 ft.

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description: Erect annual of roadsides, fields and disturbed alluvial soil.

stems: Stems branching, fuzzy to hairy.

leaves: Leaves alternate, long-petiolate, oval with heart-shaped base, to 4 in. long, finely toothed and petioles and blades somewhat hairy.

inflorescence:

flowers: Flowers in spikes from leaf axils (male flowers) and terminating the stem (female flowers); male flowers 1/8 in. wide, consisting of 4 green to translucent white sepals and several white stamens; female flowers 1/4 in. wide, consisting of several white, long, branching styles, a spiny, green ovary and a surrounding floral bract with several narrow lobes.

fruits: Fruit a softly prickly, 3-lobed capsule.

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