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|accepted_name=Acalypha deamii
|accepted_authority=(Weatherby) H. E. Ahles in G. N. Jones and G. D. Fuller
|publications={{Treatment/Publication
|title=Vasc. Pl. Illinois,
|place=301. 1955
|year=1955
}}
|common_names=Largeseeded mercury;Deam’s threeseeded mercury
|special_status={{Treatment/ID/Special_status
|code=E
|label=Endemic
}}
|basionyms={{Treatment/ID/Basionym
|name=Acalypha virginica var. deamii
|authority=Weatherby
|publication_title=Rhodora
|publication_place=29: 197. 1927
}}
|synonyms={{Treatment/ID/Synonym
|name=A. rhomboidea var. deamii
|authority=(Weatherby) Weatherby
}}
|hierarchy=Euphorbiaceae;Acalypha;Acalypha deamii
|hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Euphorbiaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Acalypha]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>species</small>[[Acalypha deamii]]</div></div>
|volume=Volume 12
|mention_page=page 164
|treatment_page=page 170
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--><span class="statement" id="st-undefined" data-properties=""><b>Herbs,</b> annual, 3–7 dm, monoecious. <b>Stems</b> erect, glabrate. <b>Leaves</b>: petiole 2.5–7 cm; blade ovate to broadly rhombic, 4–12 × 2–7 cm, base obtuse, margins serrate, apex acute to acuminate. <b>Inflorescences</b> bisexual, axillary; peduncle 0.1–0.6 cm, pistillate portion 0.8–1.5 × 1–2 cm or pistillate bract solitary, staminate portion 0.3–0.7 cm; allomorphic pistillate flowers common, solitary in axils near base of stem. <b>Pistillate</b> bracts (normal flowers) loosely arranged to crowded (inflorescence axis clearly to scarcely visible between bracts) or solitary, 8–16 × 11–20 mm, abaxial surface sparsely pubescent and usually stipitate-glandular; lobes (5–)7–9, lanceolate to narrowly oblong, 1/2–3/4 bract length; of allomorphic flowers absent. <b>Pedicels</b> of allomorphic flowers rudimentary. <b>Pistillate</b> flowers: pistil 2-carpellate (normal flowers), 1-carpellate (allomorphic flowers); styles multifid or laciniate. <b>Capsules</b> smooth, pubescent; allomorphic fruits obovoid, 2.5–3 × 1.8–2 mm, spiny, pubescent. <b>Seeds</b> 2.4–3.2 mm, shallowly pitted.</span><!--

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|phenology=Flowering and fruiting late summer–fall.
|habitat=Moist bottomland woods, near streams or rivers, rarely in moist upland forests.
|elevation=100–400 m.
|distribution=Ala.;Ark.;Ill.;Ind.;Iowa;Kans.;Ky.;Md.;Mo.;Ohio;Pa.;Tenn.;Va.;W.Va.
|discussion=<p><i>Acalypha deamii</i> strongly resembles robust individuals of <i>A. rhomboidea</i> but is generally restricted to moist bottomland woods. Some accounts state that the leaves of <i>A. deamii</i> droop; this characteristic is not consistent and cannot be used for identification.</p><!--
--><p>The distribution of <i>Acalypha deamii</i> is probably not as patchy as collections suggest. It is frequently overlooked because it looks so much like the widespread and abundant <i>A. rhomboidea</i> and is difficult to recognize until fruits mature. Collections may also be limited because <i>A. deamii</i> shares its habitat with stinging nettles.</p>
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name=Acalypha deamii
|author=
|authority=(Weatherby) H. E. Ahles in G. N. Jones and G. D. Fuller
|rank=species
|parent rank=genus
|synonyms=A. rhomboidea var. deamii
|basionyms=Acalypha virginica var. deamii
|family=Euphorbiaceae
|phenology=Flowering and fruiting late summer–fall.
|habitat=Moist bottomland woods, near streams or rivers, rarely in moist upland forests.
|elevation=100–400 m.
|distribution=Ala.;Ark.;Ill.;Ind.;Iowa;Kans.;Ky.;Md.;Mo.;Ohio;Pa.;Tenn.;Va.;W.Va.
|reference=None
|publication title=Vasc. Pl. Illinois,
|publication year=1955
|special status=Endemic
|source xml=https://jpend@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-data-curation.git/src/f6b125a955440c0872999024f038d74684f65921/coarse_grained_fna_xml/V12/V12_287.xml
|genus=Acalypha
|species=Acalypha deamii
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