Kebnat
PLANTS

Common threeseed mercury

Acalypha rhomboidea

Plants
NativeHerbAnnual
Common threeseed mercury, photo 1 of 5
Common threeseed mercury, In flower
Common threeseed mercury, photo 3 of 5
15–60 cmHeight

Annual herbaceous plant reaching 15–60 cm. Grows in fields and near water.

There are 371 observations of Common threeseed mercury in Québec, mostly in Montréal, Montérégie and Capitale-Nationale, and it has been reported in 12 of the 17 regions. They peak in August and September and become rare from November to May.

Through the year

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Where to see it

  1. Montréal101
  2. Montérégie88
  3. Capitale-Nationale37
  4. Estrie33
  5. Lanaudière32
  6. Outaouais25
  7. Laurentides24
  8. Mauricie12
  9. Laval10
  10. Centre-du-Québec7
  11. Chaudière-Appalaches1
  12. Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean1

Habitat

ForestMario Hains
ThicketsNicholas A. Tonelli
FieldsFélix Mathieu-Bégin
Water’s edgepeupleloup

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