Foxtail Copperleaf

(Acalypha alopecuroidea)

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Description

Acalypha alopecuroidea belongs to the group of annual and biennial plants was described by Nicolaus Joseph von Jacquin. The name is considered as validly published is a species in the genus Acalypha which contains approximately 484 to 513 species and belongs to the family of the Euphorbiaceae (Spurge Family). The type species of the genus is Acalypha virginica.Acalypha alopecuroidea is deciduous. The simple leaves are alternate. They are ovate with denticulate margins.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Malpighiales
Family:Euphorbiaceae
Genus:Acalypha
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