Question: Hi GoBotany PlantShare, I live in a heavily wooded area surrounded by farmland in Upper Bucks County, PA a mile …
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Question
Hi GoBotany PlantShare, I live in a heavily wooded area surrounded by farmland in Upper Bucks County, PA a mile inland from the Delaware River, 50 miles north of Philadelphia. I have not been able to figure out what the plant is whose picture I’ve attached. It pops up everywhere from the side of a small slope in my yard that gets part sun to a fully shaded section of my all-native beds. I’m in a hollow along a creek. We have great soil (lots of bugs, worms) and it’s pretty wet.
Answer
Dear VickyDee, good morning. You have photographed a species of Acalypha (three-seeded-Mercury). I need close-up images of specific structures to tell you which species, but it is likely Acalypha rhomboidea (common three-seeded-Mercury). I hope this is helpful.
