Quercus

Deam's Three-seeded Mercury

Acalypha deamii

Native status unresolved in Kentucky

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

5CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including KY

Genus host records with ranges including KY · Acalypha

  • Acharia stimuleaSaddleback Caterpillar Moth
  • Diaphania hyalinataMelonworm Moth
  • Orthonama obstipataThe Gem
  • Scopula limboundataLarge Lace-Border
  • Spodoptera frugiperdaFall Armyworm Moth
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
—BeesSoutheastern regional records
—Specialist beesPollen specialists
10BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Acalypha

  • Agelaius phoeniceusRed-winged Blackbird
  • Ammospiza leconteiiLeConte's Sparrow
  • Anthus rubescensAmerican Pipit
  • Catharus guttatusHermit Thrush
  • Columbina passerinaCommon Ground Dove
  • Molothrus aterBrown-headed Cowbird
  • Peucaea aestivalisBachman's Sparrow
  • Spizella passerinaChipping Sparrow
  • Spizella pusillaField Sparrow
  • Zenaida macrouraMourning Dove
Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)
Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Euphorbiaceae
Flower color
White or green

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope
Also known as

Deams Three Seeded Mercury

Conservation status

Kentucky rankS3S4
Global rankNot available
KY statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source

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