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Euphorbia - Copperleaf

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The flower parts of the Euphorbiaceae family are complex. What looks like a flower petal is made up of the nectar gland and the gland appendage.  The nectar glands attract and reward insects to pollinate.  From the center of the "flower" a single, 3 lobed pod grows out on a stem.  Be careful.  Many Euphorbs have a milky sap that can irritate your skin.

 

 

        

 

Euphorbiaceae - Spurge family

Shrubby Copperleaf Acalypha phleoides (A. lindheimeri)

Flower spike about 2" long.  Red male flowers are above female flowers, which are just the fuzzy parts.  Plant grows to about 2 feet tall.

Photos taken in Val Verde County, Texas, August 2005 (after a wet summer)

(Native of Texas)

 

 

              

 

Euphorbiaceae - Spurge family

Slender One-seed Copperleaf Acalypha gracilens var. monococca (Acalypha monococca)

Tiny flowers on a stick protrude out of the toothed bracts that enclose the three round seeds.  Leaves up to 2" long.  Leaves, bracts, and stem can be green to copper-red.  Stem to 16" tall, simple or branching, grows from taproot with fibrous roots.

Photos taken in Van Zandt County, Texas, November 2006

(Native of east Texas)

 

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