Acalypha radians Torr.

Cardinal's feather (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Malpighiales > Euphorbiaceae > Acalypha

Characteristics

Herbs or subshrubs, perennial, 1.5–4 dm, dioecious. Stems prostrate to ascending, short-pubescent and hirsute. Leaves: petiole 0.4–1.6 cm; blade reniform or suborbiculate, 0.5–1.5 × 0.8–2 cm, base cordate or rounded, margins deeply crenate, apex rounded. Inflorescences unisexual, terminal (staminate and pistillate) and axillary (pistillate); staminate peduncle 0.5–3 cm, fertile portion 1–4(–5) cm; pistillate peduncle 0.1–0.5 cm, fertile portion 1–2.5 × 0.8–1.2 cm; allomorphic pistillate flowers absent. Pistillate bracts crowded (inflorescence axis not visible between bracts), 7–10 × 12–16 mm, abaxial surface hirsute, sessile-and stipitate-glandular; lobes (7–)8–10(–13), spatulate, 1/2 bract length. Pistillate flowers: pistil 3-carpellate; styles multifid or laciniate. Capsules smooth, pubescent and hirsute. Seeds 1.8–2 mm, minutely pitted.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Sexuality dioecy
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Mature height (meter) 0.15 - 0.3
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Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 1-3
Soil texture 1-6
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Cultivation

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Distribution

Acalypha radians world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:337736-1
WFO ID wfo-0000223950
COL ID 8SBJ
BDTFX ID -
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Synonyms

Ricinocarpus radians Acalypha radians Acalypha radicans var. geraniifolia Acalypha radicans var. genuina