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Euphorbiaceae
Acalypha

not marked as a favorite taxon *Acalypha arvensis Poeppig & Endlicher. Habitat: Disturbed ground. Distribution: Native of West Indies, Mexico, and Central America. Reported inside greenhouses in Madison County, KY (Adanick & Medley 2020).

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Origin/Endemic status: Neotropics

Synonymy ⓘ: = Fl2, FNA12, K4, WH3; = n/a — C; ? Acalypha aristata Kunth, misapplied. Basionym: Acalypha arvensis Poepp. & Endl. 1845 [1841]

Links to other floras: = Acalypha arvensis - FNA12

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