Cat's tail
Acalypha hispida
Also known as Chenille plant, Red-hot cat's tail, Foxtail, Red Hot Poker
ShruboutdoorMedicinal
About Cat's tail
Acalypha hispida, the chenille plant, is a flowering shrub which belongs to the family Euphorbiaceae, the subfamily Acalyphinae, and the genus Acalypha. Acalypha is the fourth largest genus of the family Euphorbiaceae, and contains many plants native to Oceania.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Acalypha hispida
- Genus
- Acalypha
- Family
- EUPHORBIACEAE
- Habit
- Shrub
- Habitat
- Grown as ornamental plant
- Native to
- Papua New Guinea
- Distribution
- Cultivated in most parts of the world
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Telugu
- అకాలిఫా
Botanical family
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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