Relationships of
Vertebrate Animals
to this Plant:
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Acalypha spp. (Mercury, Copperleaf) [Euphorbiaceae]
(observations are from Lewis and Martin et al.)
Birds
Columbidae: Zenaida macroura (Mourning Dove) [seeds of minor importance as a source of food, seeds comprise 0.5-2% of the diet in the Northeast & Prairies] Lws1993 MZN1951; Emberizidae: Melospiza georgiana (Swamp Sparrow) [seeds comprise 0.5-2% of the diet in NE USA] MZN1951; Motacillicae: Anthus rubescens (American Pipit) [seeds comprise 0.5-2% of the diet in NE USA] MZN1951