Acalypha chamaedrifolia

Acalypha chamaedrifolia
Close-up of flowers
In a hanging basket

Apparently Secure  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Acalypha
Species:
A. chamaedrifolia
Binomial name
Acalypha chamaedrifolia
Synonyms
List
    • Acalypha adscendens Hornem.
    • Acalypha chamaedrifolia var. brevipes (Müll.Arg.) Müll.Arg.
    • Acalypha chamaedrifolia var. genuina Müll.Arg.
    • Acalypha corchorifolia Willd.
    • Acalypha hispaniolae Urb.
    • Acalypha hotteana Urb.
    • Acalypha reptans Sw.
    • Acalypha reptans var. brevipes Müll.Arg.
    • Acalypha reptans var. genuina Müll.Arg.
    • Croton chamaedrifolius Lam.
    • Cupamenis chamedrifolia (Lam.) Raf.
    • Cupamenis reptans (Sw.) Raf.
    • Geiseleria chamaedryfolia (Lam.) Klotzsch
    • Ricinocarpus chamaedrifolius (Lam.) Kuntze

Acalypha chamaedrifolia, the red cat's tail, is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae, native to southern Florida and the islands of the Caribbean. It performs best in a loam-less potting mixture. As its synonym Acalypha hispaniolae it gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit in 2002, but this seems to have been rescinded.

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