Three-seeded Mercury
Acalypha sp.
At the top of the plant is a panicle of female flowers and developing seeds. Wundanyi, Taita Hills, Kenya. May 2017.
LEAVES: Alternate on stems. Margins crenulate. Sparse, but long spidery
hairs. Stipules small.
HERBACEOUS: Mostly herbaceous, apparently without woody portions. Height
was about 80 cm tall
FLOWERS: The long spike is lined with numerous, very small white flowers and are all males. The female flowers
are set in a terminal panicle. The slender male spike is about 1.5 cm long.
RANGE: One of many species of Acalypha found in nearly all
habitats in Kenya.
FRUIT: Three-parted capsules.
UNARMED