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Acalypha rhomboidea

Raf.

Common Copperleaf

G5Secure Found in 2 roadless areas NatureServe Explorer →
G5SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.147498
Element CodePDEUP010L2
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderEuphorbiales
FamilyEuphorbiaceae
GenusAcalypha
Synonyms
Acalypha virginica var. rhomboidea(Raf.) Cooperrider
Other Common Names
Common Three-seed-mercury (EN) common threeseed mercury (EN) Ricinelle rhomboïde (FR)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Taxonomic Comments
Treated as a variety of Acalypha virginica by Kartesz (1994), but as a species (A. rhomboidea) by Levin (Rhodora 101: 217-233, 1999) and by Kartesz (1999).
Conservation Status
Rank MethodExpertise without calculation
Review Date2016-05-13
Change Date1986-09-07
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (2)
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
New BrunswickS4Yes
OntarioS5Yes
QuebecS3Yes
Nova ScotiaSNANo
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
West VirginiaS5Yes
MassachusettsSNRYes
VermontS5Yes
TexasSNRYes
OhioSNRYes
New JerseyS4Yes
AlabamaSNRYes
North CarolinaS5Yes
North DakotaSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
New YorkS5Yes
MissouriSNRYes
GeorgiaS5Yes
MarylandSNRYes
KentuckyS5Yes
IllinoisSNRYes
WisconsinSNRYes
FloridaSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
MississippiSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
IndianaS5Yes
ConnecticutS4Yes
New HampshireSNRYes
South CarolinaS5Yes
OklahomaSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
VirginiaS5Yes
TennesseeSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
MaineSHYes
NebraskaSNRYes
IowaS4Yes
KansasS4Yes
ArkansasSNRYes
DelawareS4Yes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (2)
North Carolina (1)
AreaForestAcres
Cheoah BaldNantahala National Forest7,795
Tennessee (1)
AreaForestAcres
Stone MountainCherokee National Forest5,367
References (2)
  1. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  2. Kartesz, J.T. 1999. A synonymized checklist and atlas with biological attributes for the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. First edition. In: Kartesz, J.T., and C.A. Meacham. Synthesis of the North American Flora, Version 1.0. North Carolina Botanical Garden, Chapel Hill, N.C.