genus
Three-seeded Mercuries
Acalypha
Field notes
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- Common Three-seeded Mercury native
- Copperleaf introduced
- Hornbeam Copperleaf native
- Chenille-plant introduced
- Indian Acalypha present
- Shrubby Copperleaf present
- Slender Three-seeded Mercury native
- Virginia Three-seed Mercury native
- Asian Copperleaf introduced
- Dwarf Chenille Plant introduced
- Field Copperleaf present
- California Copperleaf native
- Round Copperleaf present
- Foxtail Copperleaf native
- Cardinal Feather present
- Wild Tea present
- New Mexico Copperleaf present
- Forest False Nettle
- Bastard Copperleaf native
- One-Seeded Mercury native
- Poiret's Copperleaf present
- Acalypha capensis
- Cuban Copperleaf
- Acalypha mexicana
Range
Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided
Key traits
- Layer
- Shrubs
- Plant type
- Annual Perennial Shrub Wildflower
From USDA PLANTS.
Top native three-seeded mercuries All
Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.
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Common Three-seeded Mercury
Acalypha rhomboidea
caterpillars
1
hosts
1
food
4
flowers
2
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Virginia Three-seed Mercury
Acalypha virginica
caterpillars
1
food
4
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Hornbeam Copperleaf
Acalypha persimilis
caterpillars
1
food
2
flowers
3
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Slender Three-seeded Mercury
Acalypha gracilens
caterpillars
1
food
2
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Bastard Copperleaf
Acalypha chamaedrifolia
caterpillars
1
food
2
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California Copperleaf
Acalypha californica
food
2
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One-Seeded Mercury
Acalypha monococca
food
2
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Deam's Two-seeded Mercury
Acalypha deamii
food
2
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Foxtail Copperleaf
Acalypha alopecuroidea