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Acalypha indica
About
Acalypha indica is an herbaceous annual that has catkin-like inflorescences with cup-shaped involucres surrounding the minute flowers. It is mainly known for its root being attractive to domestic cats, and for its various medicinal uses. It occurs throughout the Tropics.
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
Ecology
How it lives
- Propagated by
- Seed
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- Name
- Acalypha indica
- Slug
- acalypha-indica
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Genus
- Acalypha
- Species
- indica
- Wikidata QID
- Q3339634
- Propagule type
- seed
- Container suitable
- No
- Indoor suitable
- No
- OSSI pledged
- No
- Hazard level
- 1
- Data completeness
- 43
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