Acalypha chamaedrifolia

Acalypha chamaedrifolia
	Close-up of flowers
	In a hanging basket
Conservation status
	; 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; (Lam.) Müll.Arg.
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.^[2]^[3] It performs best in a loam-less potting mixture.^[4] 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hispaniolae it gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit in 2002, but this seems to have been rescinded.^[5]^[4]

References

^ "Acalypha chamaedrifolia". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe. 2022-06-22. Retrieved 22 Jun 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Acalypha chamaedrifolia (Lam.) Müll.Arg". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Archived from the original on 10 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.
^ "Acalypha chamaedrifolia". Flora & Fauna Web. NParks Flora & Fauna Web. 19 August 2021. Archived from the original on 10 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021. Synonyms: ... Croton chamaedrifolia, Acalypha hispaniole, Acalypha repens, Acalypha chamaedryfolia. Common Name: Red Cat's Tail, Bastard Copperleaf, Strawberry Firetail
^ ^a ^b "Acalypha hispaniolae Hispaniola cat's tail". Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Archived from the original on 10 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021. Synonyms; Acalypha hispida 'Hispaniola', ... Acalypha hispaniolae pendula
^ "AGM Plants August 2012" (PDF). eutopiamall.com. Eutopia Market. August 2012. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.

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[TNC_status_22_Jun_2022-1] "Acalypha chamaedrifolia". NatureServe Explorer. NatureServe. 2022-06-22. Retrieved 22 Jun 2022.

[1012504-2-2] "Acalypha chamaedrifolia (Lam.) Müll.Arg". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Archived from the original on 10 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.

[3] "Acalypha chamaedrifolia". Flora & Fauna Web. NParks Flora & Fauna Web. 19 August 2021. Archived from the original on 10 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021. Synonyms: ... Croton chamaedrifolia, Acalypha hispaniole, Acalypha repens, Acalypha chamaedryfolia. Common Name: Red Cat's Tail, Bastard Copperleaf, Strawberry Firetail

[RHS_119599-4] "Acalypha hispaniolae Hispaniola cat's tail". Royal Horticultural Society. 2021. Archived from the original on 10 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021. Synonyms; Acalypha hispida 'Hispaniola', ... Acalypha hispaniolae pendula

[5] "AGM Plants August 2012" (PDF). eutopiamall.com. Eutopia Market. August 2012. Archived (PDF) from the original on 10 September 2021. Retrieved 10 September 2021.

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