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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
QuebecS3Yes
OntarioS5Yes
New BrunswickS4Yes
Nova ScotiaSNANo
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
OhioSNRYes
ArkansasSNRYes
IndianaS5Yes
MaineSHYes
ConnecticutS4Yes
VirginiaS5Yes
KansasS4Yes
North DakotaSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
New JerseyS4Yes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
AlabamaSNRYes
GeorgiaS5Yes
West VirginiaS5Yes
OklahomaSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
IowaS4Yes
KentuckyS5Yes
MississippiSNRYes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
MassachusettsSNRYes
DelawareS4Yes
MinnesotaSNRYes
New YorkS5Yes
MissouriSNRYes
WisconsinSNRYes
TennesseeSNRYes
LouisianaSNRYes
VermontS5Yes
North CarolinaS5Yes
South CarolinaS5Yes
FloridaSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
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.