Deam's Mercury
Scientific Name:Acalypha deamii
Common Name Synonyms:Deam's Threeseed Mercury, Large-Seeded Copperleaf


NOTES: A summer-blooming annual that displays light green, slightly hairy stems and medium-green, oval-shaped leaves that measure up to 3 inches in length.

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Deam's Mercury
Genus species: Acalypha deamii
Common Names: Deam's Mercury
Deam's Threeseed Mercury
Large-Seeded Copperleaf
Family Name: Euphorbiaceae  
Annual or perennial herbs, often with milky sap; leaves various, simple, stipules sometimes present; flowers unisexual (plants mostly monoecious), regular; fruit a capsule.
Seed Type: Angiosperm
Origin:  
Native: native to North America.
Non-native: not native to North America.
Introduced Native: native to North
America, but not Rowe Woods.
* Definitions based on the USDA
terminology
Native
Category:Wildflower
Flower Color:Green/Brown
Identified by:M. Becus
Months in Bloom:  
The highlighted month(s) in this chart indicate when the plant has been observed blooming.
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Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec