Acalypha virginica
virginia threeseed mercury, wax balls, threeseeded mercury, mercuryweed, virginia copperleaf
Family
Euphorbiaceae
Leaf Arrangement
alternate
Leaf Attachment
petiolate
Leaf Margin
crenate
Leaf Type
simple
Leaf Shape
elliptic, lanceolate
Growth Form
forb
Flower Color
green, white, yellow
Flower Month
June - November
Height (meters)
0.1 - 1.5
Milky Sap
No
Armed/Unarmed
Unarmed
Origin
native
Lifespan
annual
Wetland Class
FACU
Field Characters
Has broad leaves and only short, incurved tricomes while A. gracilens has narrow leaves and long soft hairs along its stems. Its petioles are 1/4 the length of its leaf blades.