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California Copperleaf

Acalypha californica

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Mexico.January 59, February 75, March 79, April 116, May 50, June 22, July 25, August 23, September 27, October 44, November 52, December 54.
Mexico626
United States532
Baja California523
California417
Arizona115
Baja California Sur75
Sonora27
Sinaloa1

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Traits

Group and habits

Classification

KingdomPlants · Plantae
PhylumVascular Plants · Tracheophyta
ClassDicots · Magnoliopsida
OrderNances, Willows, and Allies · Malpighiales
FamilySpurge Family · Euphorbiaceae
Genusthree-seeded mercuries · Acalypha

Sources

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