Scientific Name: Acalypha australis.

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  • Pronunciation:
    Acalypha australis.
  • Common Name:
    Virginia copperleaf
  • Type:
    Herb
  • Family:
    EUPHORBIACEAE
  • Status:
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  • Flowers:
    short spikes, summer-autumn
  • Flowers Color:
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  • Fruit Color:
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  • Species List:
    Mill Point
Cultural Notes

a native of China and Japan

Identification Notes

stems and leaves often pink or red. Small inconspicuous flowers produced in the leaf axils and subtended by a leafy bract. New growth coppery.