Acalypha ostryifolia Riddell ex J.M. Coulter. Common name: Rough-pod Copperleaf, Hop-hornbeam Copperleaf. Phenology: Late Jun-Nov. Habitat: Dry, sandy soil of woodlands, disturbed ground, ditches. Distribution: NJ west to IN and NE, south to FL, TX; West Indies.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, Bah, Fl2, FNA12, Il, K4, NcTx, Tn, Va, W, WH3, Govaerts, Frodin, & Radcliffe-Smith (2000), (basionym); = Acalypha ostryaefolia — C, F, G, GrPl, RAB, S, S13, Tx, orthographic variant; = n/a — Pa
Links to other floras: = Acalypha ostryifolia - FNA12
Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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Horticultural Information
Intro | Stems | Leaves | Inforescence | Flowers | Fruits | Comments | Height | plant sale text | bloom table text | description | stems | leaves | inflorescence | flowers | fruits | comments | cultural notes | germination code | native range |
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Erect annual of roadsides, fields and disturbed alluvial soil. | Stems branching, fuzzy to hairy. | Leaves alternate, long-petiolate, oval with heart-shaped base, to 4 in. long, finely toothed and petioles and blades somewhat hairy. | 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. | Fruit a softly prickly, 3-lobed capsule. | 1-2 1/2 ft. | Erect annual of roadsides, fields and disturbed alluvial soil. | Stems branching, fuzzy to hairy. | Leaves alternate, long-petiolate, oval with heart-shaped base, to 4 in. long, finely toothed and petioles and blades somewhat hairy. | 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. | Fruit a softly prickly, 3-lobed capsule. |
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