Common Three-Seeded Mercury

Acalypha rhomboidea

Native to Florida

At a glance

Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Acalypha
Status: Native to Florida
Sightings: 4 verified in Florida
Also called: Common Copperleaf, Three-Seeded Mercury, Rhombic Copperleaf

About

Acalypha rhomboidea is an annual plant in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae. It is known by the common names common three-seeded mercury, rhombic three-seeded-mercury, rhomboid mercury, copperleaf, rhombic copper-leaf, three-seeded-mercury, ricinelle rhomboide, and diamond threeseed mercury. Synonyms include Acalypha urticifolia Raf., Acalypha virginica L. forma intermedia Millsp., Acalypha virginica L. var. rhombifolia Riddell, Acalypha virginica L. var. rhomboidea (Raf.) Cooperr..

The species name rhomboidea means "diamond-shaped", and describes the leaves.

Text adapted from the Wikipedia article “Acalypha rhomboidea”, available under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Where it grows in Florida

PanhandleNorthCentralSouthKeys

Panhandle: Gadsden, Leon

2 of 67 counties, from research-grade iNaturalist observations. They show where people have photographed it, not every place it grows — absence here isn't proof it's absent.