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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)
United StatesN5
ProvinceRankNative
KansasS4Yes
North DakotaSNRYes
New HampshireSNRYes
VirginiaS5Yes
VermontS5Yes
ConnecticutS4Yes
IndianaS5Yes
ArkansasSNRYes
West VirginiaS5Yes
North CarolinaS5Yes
IowaS4Yes
AlabamaSNRYes
MarylandSNRYes
New YorkS5Yes
LouisianaSNRYes
IllinoisSNRYes
WisconsinSNRYes
MaineSHYes
OklahomaSNRYes
MassachusettsSNRYes
MinnesotaSNRYes
MissouriSNRYes
Rhode IslandSNRYes
New JerseyS4Yes
TennesseeSNRYes
MichiganSNRYes
NebraskaSNRYes
DelawareS4Yes
South CarolinaS5Yes
MississippiSNRYes
KentuckyS5Yes
OhioSNRYes
FloridaSNRYes
TexasSNRYes
GeorgiaS5Yes
PennsylvaniaS5Yes
CanadaN5
ProvinceRankNative
New BrunswickS4Yes
Nova ScotiaSNANo
QuebecS3Yes
OntarioS5Yes
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.