Description: Acalypha californica—California copperleaf. An euphorb found in San Diego County and Baja California, including islands on both sides of the peninsula. The staminate Inflorescences are the long reddish tubes that can be from 1.5 to 4 cm long. No staminate flowers are visible. The reddish styles near the top of the photo are part of the pistillate flowers. The leaves are always green despite the common name of copperleaf. There is a gall on one of the leaves. While I can find nothing definitive for this species, most other galls in the genus Acalypha appear to be caused by midges. The plant photographed is at Regional Parks Botanic Garden located in Tilden Regional Park near Berkeley, CA. Date: 25 July 2015, 19:22. Source:
2015-07-25-16.58.26 ZS PMax Acalypha californica-1. Author:
John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America. Camera location
37° 53′ 40.28″ N, 122° 14′ 38.25″ W View all coordinates using:
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Google Earth 37.894522; -122.243959.