Acalypha virginica L.

  • Filed As

    Euphorbiaceae
    Acalypha virginica L.

  • Collector(s)

    S. R. Hill 34222, 28 Aug 2001

  • Location

    United States of America. Illinois. Fayette Co. at junction of Sect. 24 & Sect. 26 West side of Route I-57-south, about 1.5 miles northeast of Lick Creek.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3905842

    Occurrence ID: e48c2719-d68c-47c9-aac5-dd3059118a89

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  • Kingdom

    Plantae

  • Division

    Magnoliophyta

  • Order

    Malpighiales

  • Family

    Euphorbiaceae

  • All Determinations

    Acalypha virginica L.

  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    United States of America

  • State/Province

    Illinois

  • County/Municipio

    Fayette Co.

  • Locality

    at junction of Sect. 24 & Sect. 26 West side of Route I-57-south, about 1.5 miles northeast of Lick Creek

  • Elevation

    Alt. 181 m. (594 ft.)

  • Coordinates

    37.5376, -89.0592

  • Location Notes

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PLANTS OF ILLINOIS, USA
Acalypha virginica L.
Euphorbiaceae
Det.: S. R. Hill, (ILLS) 2001
FAYETTE COUNTY 37° 32’ 15.5” N. Lat. 89° 3’
33.2” W. Long. T. 1 IS, R. IE, NW1/4 Sect. 25, at
junction of Sect. 24 & Sect. 26 West side of Route
I-57-south, about 1.5 miles northeast of Lick Creek.
Lick Creek 7.5 minute U.S.G.S. quadrangle.
Elevation 594 feet. Battery Rock Escarpment,
sandstone and shales with talus and thin sandy soil,
blasted for highway.
Disturbed sandstone barrens and cliffs, and roadside,
Acalypha spp., Croton spp., Juniperus virginiana,
Ulmus alata, non-native weeds. Locally common erect
annual herb, tending to be 0.5 meter tall,
bushy-branched, stems tinted pink; in dry sandy
gravel.
Steven R. Hill 34222
Jason A. Koontz
28 August 2001
03905842