Cat's Tail
Acalypha hispida
Also known as Chenille Plant, Red-Hot Cat's Tail, Foxtail, Red Hot Poker
- Habit
- Shrub
- Found in India
- Kerala, Maharashtra, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Acalypha hispida
- Genus
- Acalypha
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Grown as ornamental plant
- Habitat type
- Cultivated
- Native to
- Papua New Guinea
- Distribution
- Cultivated in most parts of the world
- Found in India
- Kerala, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Assam
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
- Margin
- Variable
Typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
Typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — flowering plants only; individual species can differ.
Local Names
- Telugu
- అకాలిఫా
About Cat's Tail
Cat's tail (Acalypha hispida) is a shrub belonging to the Euphorbiaceae family (Spurge/Euphorbia family). Members of this family are generally characterised by alternate/opposite simple/compound leaves, cyathium/raceme/spike flower clusters, capsule (regma) fruit. It is typically found in grown as ornamental plant. Native to Papua New Guinea, it is distributed across Cultivated in most parts of the world. It flowers and fruits through much of the year. The species is valued in traditional medicine.
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Cat's Tail belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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