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Hophornbeam Copperleaf

Common Name: Hophornbeam Copperleaf
Species Name: Acalypha ostryifolia
Family Name:  Euphorbiaceae

Examples of Hophornbeam Copperleaf Acalypha ostryifolia

A young hophornbeam copperleaf weed being held in hand.
A young hophornbeam copperleaf weed being held in hand.
A young hophornbeam copperleaf weed being held in hand. Copyright Shawn Askew, Viginia Tech.
A young hophornbeam copperleaf being held over other weeds in a field.
A young hophornbeam copperleaf being held over other weeds in a field.
A young hophornbeam copperleaf being held over other weeds in a field. Copyright Shawn Askew, Virginia Tech.
A hophornbeam copper leaf weed in the ground, surrounded by other weeds and grass.
A hophornbeam copper leaf weed in the ground, surrounded by other weeds and grass.
A hophornbeam copper leaf weed in the ground, surrounded by other weeds, dirt, leaves and grass. Copyright Shawn Askew, Virginia Tech.
Small hophornbeam copperleaf buds being held in hand.
Small hophornbeam copperleaf buds being held in hand.
Small hophornbeam copperleaf buds being held in hand. Copyright Shawn Askew, Virginia Tech.
Hophornbeam copperleaf full grown leaves.
Hophornbeam copperleaf full grown leaves.
Hophornbeam copperleaf full grown leaves. Copyright Shawn Askew, Virginia Tech.
Hophornbeam copperleaf spiked buds and leaves being held in hand.
Hophornbeam copperleaf spiked buds and leaves being held in hand.
Hophornbeam copperleaf spiked buds and leaves being held in hand. Copyright Ryan Askew, Virginia Tech.
Hophornbeam Copperleaf roots and stem being held in hand.
Hophornbeam Copperleaf roots and stem being held in hand.
Hophornbeam Copperleaf roots and stem being held in hand. Copyright Shawn Askew, Virginia Tech. The image attribution
   
Plant Facts

Method of PropagationSeed
Life CycleAnnual Herb
  • Seed

     Ovoid, silvery gray, tuberculate

  • Seedling

    Cotyledons pubescent; stems with short pubescence; first leaves toothed, sparsely pubescent

  • Mature Plant

    Fibrous roots from taproot; erect stem, simple to usually branched, pubescent; trichomes sparse to dense, glandular or short and recurved; alternate leaves, simple, ovate to rhombic-ovate, margins serrate, terminal and axillary inflorescences on separate spikes; capsule fruit, 3-seeded