Acalypha herzogiana

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Family:	EUPHORBIACEAE
Species:	Acalypha herzogiana Pax & K. Hoffm.
Common Name:	Firetail
Habitat:	**
Associated Ecological Communities:	**
Growth Habit:	Herb
Duration:	Perennial
Category:	Vascular
USDA Symbol:	**
Plant Notes:	An escape from cultivation that is becoming more common in lower coastal plain counties.
Taxonomic Notes:	**
Status:	Not Native
References:	**

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

Family	EUPHORBIACEAE - Spurge family
Genus	Acalypha
Species	Acalypha herzogiana Pax & K. Hoffm. - Firetail

Citation	Acalypha herzogiana Pax & K. Hoffmann, Meded. Rijks-Herb. 40: 24. 1921.
Basionym:	**
Type:	BOLIVIA: without locality, T. Herzog 1453 (holotype: B?; isotypes: B?, G, NY?, Z).

** Not applicable or data not available.

No synonyms exist for this species.

No synonyms exist for this species.

No specimens exist for this species.

For more information, contact: Brian R. Keener, Ph.D.

Data last modified: 8/17/2025

Citation Information:

Keener, B.R., A.R. Diamond, T.W. Barger, L.J. Davenport, P.G. Davison, S.L. Ginzbarg, C.J. Hansen, D.D. Spaulding, J.K. Triplett, and M. Woods. 2025. Alabama Plant Atlas. [S.M. Landry and K.N. Campbell (original application development), Florida Center for Community Design and Research. University of South Florida]. University of West Alabama, Livingston, Alabama.