Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae |
Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
Subclass | Rosidae | Roses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more |
Order | Malpighiales | A broad group encompassing 16,000 species |
Family | Euphorbiaceae | Euphorbia or spurge family |
Genus | Acalypha | Copperleaves or three-seeded mercuries; means “nettle” |
Species | ostryifolia | With leaves resembling those of hornbeams (genus Ostrya) |
Acalypha caroliniana Elliott
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