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Chenille plant

Acalypha hispida

Description:

Shrub to 15 ft. Sexes are on separate plants. Male flowers are inconspicuous. Female flowers are crowded in large showy hanging purple-red catkins about 1 1/2 ft. long.



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Frederiksted, Virgin Islands of the United States, USA

Lat: 17.72, Long: -64.83

Spotted on Jun 20, 2012
Submitted on Jun 30, 2012

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