Taxon: Acalypha alopecuroidea Jacq.

Summary

Genus:

Acalypha

Family:

Euphorbiaceae

Subfamily:

Acalyphoideae

Tribe:

Acalypheae

Subtribe:

Acalyphinae

Nomen number:

446693

Place of publication:

Collectanea 3:196. 1791 ("1789"); Icon. pl. rar. 3: t. 620. 1792 ("1786-1793")

Protologue link:

https://hdl.handle.net/2027/mdp.39015061963230?urlappend=%3Bseq=202%3Bownerid=116771685-201

Verified:

07/26/2004 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

0 (0 active, 0 available) in National Plant Germplasm System.

Other conspecific taxa

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

Heterotypic Synonym(s)
Acalypha aristata Kunth

Images (2 total. Click on image for more.)

Conservation Status

Reference(s)

APHIS. Agricultural Risk Management System United States Department of Agriculture.
Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45 Note: lists as "alopecuroides"
CONABIO. Comisión Nacional para el Conocimiento y Uso de la Biodiversidad en Mexico. Sistema Integrado de Información Taxonómica (SIIT) (on-line resource).
Correll, D. S. & H. B. Correll. 1982. Flora of the Bahama archipelago. Note: lists as "alopecuroides"
Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: lists as "alopecuroides"
Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75 Note: lists as "alopecuroides"
Spellman, D. L. et al. 1975, 1981. A list of the monocotyledoneae/dicotyledonae of Belize. Rhodora v. 77 & 83. Note: lists as "alopecuroides"
Standley, P. C. & J. A. Steyermark. 1946-1976. Flora of Guatemala. Note: lists as "alopecuroides"
Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3). Note: lists as "alopecuroides"
Steyermark, J. A. et al., eds. 1995-. Flora of the Venezuelan Guayana. Note: lists as "alopecuroides"
Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:724. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
Wunderlin, R. P. 1998. Guide to the vascular plants of Florida

Common names

Language	Name	Alternate name	note	seq	Citation
English	foxtail copperleaf			1	Wunderlin, R. P. 1998. Guide to the vascular plants of Florida

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State	Note	Reference
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Chihuahua		Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: lists as "alopecuroides"
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	San Luis Potosí		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:724. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sinaloa		Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: lists as "alopecuroides"
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Sonora		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:724. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
1	Native	Northern America	Northern Mexico	Mexico	Zacatecas		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:724. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Campeche		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:724. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Chiapas		Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: lists as "alopecuroides"
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Colima		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:724. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Guerrero		Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: lists as "alopecuroides"
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Jalisco		Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: lists as "alopecuroides"
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	México		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:724. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Michoacán de Ocampo		Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: lists as "alopecuroides"
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Morelos		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:724. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Nayarit		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:724. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Oaxaca		Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: lists as "alopecuroides"
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Puebla		Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: lists as "alopecuroides"
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Quintana Roo		Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: lists as "alopecuroides"
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Tabasco		Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:724. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave		Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: lists as "alopecuroides"
1	Native	Northern America	Southern Mexico	Mexico	Yucatán		Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: lists as "alopecuroides"
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Bahamas			Correll, D. S. & H. B. Correll. 1982. Flora of the Bahama archipelago. Note: lists as "alopecuroides"
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Bermuda			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: lists as "alopecuroides"
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Cuba			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: lists as "alopecuroides"
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Dominican Republic			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: lists as "alopecuroides"
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Grenada			Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Guadeloupe			Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Haiti			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: lists as "alopecuroides"
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Martinique			Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	Trinidad and Tobago			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: lists as "alopecuroides"
1	Native	Southern America	Caribbean	United States	Puerto Rico		Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: lists as "alopecuroides"
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Belize			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: lists as "alopecuroides"
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Costa Rica			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: lists as "alopecuroides"
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	El Salvador			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: lists as "alopecuroides"
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Honduras			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: lists as "alopecuroides"
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Nicaragua			Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3). Note: lists as "alopecuroides"
1	Native	Southern America	Central America	Panama			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: lists as "alopecuroides"
1	Native	Southern America	Northern South America	Venezuela			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: lists as "alopecuroides"
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Colombia			Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: lists as "alopecuroides"
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Ecuador			Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75 Note: lists as "alopecuroides"
1	Native	Southern America	Western South America	Peru			Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45 Note: lists as "alopecuroides"
4	Naturalized					natzd. elsewhere	Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: lists as "alopecuroides"

Native
Northern America

NORTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Chihuahua, San Luis Potosí, Sinaloa, Sonora, Zacatecas]
SOUTHERN MEXICO: Mexico [Campeche, Chiapas, Colima, Guerrero, Jalisco, México, Michoacán de Ocampo, Morelos, Nayarit, Oaxaca, Puebla, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Veracruz de Ignacio de la Llave, Yucatán]

Southern America

CARIBBEAN: Bahamas, Bermuda, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Guadeloupe, Grenada, Haiti, Martinique, Trinidad and Tobago, United States [Puerto Rico]
CENTRAL AMERICA: Belize, Costa Rica, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama, El Salvador
NORTHERN SOUTH AMERICA: Venezuela
WESTERN SOUTH AMERICA: Colombia, Ecuador, Peru

Naturalized (natzd. elsewhere)

Reference(s)

Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. 1993. Catalogue of the flowering plants and gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45 Note: lists as "alopecuroides"
Correll, D. S. & H. B. Correll. 1982. Flora of the Bahama archipelago. Note: lists as "alopecuroides"
Govaerts, R. et al. 2000. World checklist and bibliography of Euphorbiaceae Note: lists as "alopecuroides"
Howard, R. 1974-1989. Flora of the lesser Antilles.
Jørgensen, P. M. & S. León-Yánez, eds. 1999. Catalogue of the vascular plants of Ecuador. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 75 Note: lists as "alopecuroides"
Stevens, W. D. et al., eds. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 85(1-3). Note: lists as "alopecuroides"
Villaseñor, J. L. 2016. Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico. Rev. Mex. Biodivers. 87:724. DOI: 10.1016/j.mb.2016.06.017.

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2026. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://npgstest.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=446693. Accessed 11 May 2026.