Characteristics
Dicots
Acalypha herzogiana Pax & K.Hoffm.
DWARF CAT'S TAIL; DWARF CHENILLE PLANT; STRAWBERRY FIRETAILS
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A commonly cultivated species that can spread vegetatively, the showy cultivar has terminal inflorescences in which the stamens appear to be replaced by styles. The cultivar is often misidentified as A. reptans (Steinmann & Levin 2011).
Not Native
Classification
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MALPIGHIALES
Acalypha herzogiana Pax & K.Hoffm. - DWARF CAT'S TAIL; DWARF CHENILLE PLANT; STRAWBERRY FIRETAILS
Citation
ACALYPHA HERZOGIANA Meded. Rijks-Herb. 40: 24. 1921.
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BOLIVIA: Santa Cruz: Between Rií Piraí and Río Cuchi, Herzog 1453 (holotype, B; isotypes F, G, NY, S, Z).