Common name: Virginia Copperleaf
Latin name: Acalypha virginica L.
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Life Cycle: Annual
Type: Broadleaf
Description: Erect annual herb with lanceolate-ovate leaves with serrate margins arranged alternately around the stem. Unlike many other members of the Euphorbiaceae family, its stems do not exude a milky sap when cut.
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