Taxonomy

Division:

Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants

Family:

Euphorbiaceae

Genus:

Acalypha

Species:

Acalypha psilostachya var. glandulosa

Growth Characteristics

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb , Shrub

Height:

50 cm

Drought Tolerance:

Medium

Bloom Months:

jun,jul,aug,sep

Bloom Colors:

green

Garden & Ecology Notes

Wildlife Value:

small mammals, seed-eating birds

Fire Ecology:

Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire

Fire Notes:

Prairie native that recovers well after fire disturbance, typical of grassland ecosystems with periodic burning regimes.

Source: Claude claude-sonnet-4-5-20250929 Batch