Hornbeam Copper-leaf
Acalypha ostryifolia
In partial shade among riparian trees at Sycamore Canyon, Sta. Cruz Co., Arizona, USA. 25 Sept. 2016.
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LEAVES: The leaves are ovate and have sharply toothed margins. Dying leaves and sometimes the floral bracts turn coppery in color.
RANGE: In Arizona this plant is restricted to moist areas in lower canyons of southeastern Arizona. Ranges eastward to the USA midwest.
ANNUAL: Above ground portions are entirely herbaceous without woody stems - rarely more than 70 cm tall.
FLOWERS: Male and female flowers appear separately, but on the same plant. The minute, green male flowers are in short spikes, where
as the female flowers, also greenish, are set within fringed cup-like bracts. These small female flowers can have two different forms on the same plant.
FRUIT: A three-parted capsule with usually three seeds.
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