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Common Threeseed Mercury
Acalypha rhomboidea
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The Mercury plants (Acalypha's) are native plants that look weedy as a whole, but looking closeup reveals intricate details that are quite pleasing to the eye.
I have not been able to find out how they got the name of Mercury, but the Threeseed part of the name is obvious. The ovary is three-parted with one seed in each part. Wow ... genius!
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| The bracts of the flowers, those leafy green things at the base of the flower stem, are deeply indented in this species. the flowers themselves are quite tiny. |
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| The species name; rhomboidea, supposedly refers to the shape of the leaf, which would be diamond shaped. However, I've noticed that they have a variety of shapes. |
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| Top down view |
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