Acalypha neomexicana

A common annual, abundant in wet summers. This is perhaps the only annual Acalypha in New Mexico, though A. ostryifolia may be present in Hidalgo Co.

A flowering stem near La Cueva on the west side of the Organ Mountains, 7 Sep 2006.

Pistillate flowers on the north end of the Black Range, 27 Aug 2006.

A cauline leaf near La Cueva, 7 Sep 2006.

Staminate flowers on the north end of the Black Range, 27 Aug 2006.