Cabeza Prieta Natural History Association
Sonoran Desert Plants
Acalypha californica (California Copperleaf,hierba del cancer,Copperleaf)
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Habitat: arroyos
Life Form: shrub,low Leaf Description: alternate simple Flower Color: reddish or red Flowering Period: June to Dec. Spines: spineless Family: Euphorbiaceae (spurge family) Abundance: locally common Additional Information: Felger, R.S., S. Rutman, and N.C. Taylor. 2015. Ajo Peak to Tinajas Altas: A flora of southwestern Arizona. Part 13. Eudicots: Euphorbiaceae. Phytoneuron 2015-26: 1-65. Published 15 April 2015. SSN 2153 733X page 5 (6.7 MB pdf) |
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