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Acalypha deamii (Weatherby) H.E. Ahles. Big-seeded Copperleaf, Two-seeded Copperleaf. Hab: Alluvial forests, especially on sandy levees. Dist: Sw. PA (Rhoads & Block 2007), s. OH, and s. IN south to w. TN (Chester, Wofford, & Kral 1997) and n. AR; apparently disjunct east of the Blue Ridge in VA (where now known from 23 counties, mainly in the Piedmont) and WV (Jefferson County, along the Potomac River), but perhaps only overlooked elsewhere.

ID notes: This plant is up to a meter tall and occurs in moist bottomland forests.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy : = Ar, C, FNA12, Il, K1, K3, K4, Pa, Tn, Va, Levin (1999b); = Acalypha rhomboidea Raf. var. deamii (Weath.) Weath. – F, G; = Acalypha virginica L. var. deamii Weath. – Govaerts, Frodin, & Radcliffe-Smith (2000)

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

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