Acalypha chamaedrifolia, the red cat's tail, is a species of flowering plant in the family Euphorbiaceae, native to southern Florida and the islands of the Caribbean.[2][3] It performs best in a loam-less potting mixture.[4] As its synonym Acalypha hispaniolae it gained the Royal Horticultural Society's Award of Garden Merit in 2002, but this seems to have been rescinded.[5][4]
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| Acalypha chamaedrifolia |
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| In a hanging basket |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Plantae |
| Clade: |
Tracheophytes |
| Clade: |
Angiosperms |
| Clade: |
Eudicots |
| Clade: |
Rosids |
| Order: |
Malpighiales |
| Family: |
Euphorbiaceae |
| Genus: |
Acalypha |
| Species: |
A. chamaedrifolia |
| Binomial name |
Acalypha chamaedrifolia
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| Synonyms[2] |
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- Acalypha adscendens Hornem.
- Acalypha chamaedrifolia var. brevipes (Müll.Arg.) Müll.Arg.
- Acalypha chamaedrifolia var. genuina Müll.Arg.
- Acalypha corchorifolia Willd.
- Acalypha hispaniolae Urb.
- Acalypha hotteana Urb.
- Acalypha reptans Sw.
- Acalypha reptans var. brevipes Müll.Arg.
- Acalypha reptans var. genuina Müll.Arg.
- Croton chamaedrifolius Lam.
- Cupamenis chamedrifolia (Lam.) Raf.
- Cupamenis reptans (Sw.) Raf.
- Geiseleria chamaedryfolia (Lam.) Klotzsch
- Ricinocarpus chamaedrifolius (Lam.) Kuntze
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