EcoFlora - Croton

Croton
Family: Euphorbiaceae	Gleason & Cronquist Resources Vascular plants of NE US and adjacent Canada Monoecious or dioecious; cal 5-7-lobed; pet mostly as many as and about equaling the sep in staminate fls, but reduced or wanting in pistillate fls; stamens (3-)8-20+, inflexed in bud; anthers elongate; disk present; ovary (2)3-locular, with 1 ovule per locule; styles distinct or nearly so, bifid or dissected; fr capsular; seeds (1-)3, carunculate; herbs, shrubs, or trees with stellate pubescence, the small fls borne chiefly in condensed, spike-like, terminal infls. 600+, cosmop. In addition to the following spp., the southwestern sp. C. lindheimerianus Scheele has been reported from Ill. It is a diffusely branched, monoecious annual with entire lvs and 3 styles, each bifid to the base. Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp. ©The New York Botanical Garden. All rights reserved. Used by permission.
Species within checklist: Indiana Rare Species \|\| << 1 - 50 taxa >> Croton abaitensis $Media resource of Croton abaitensis$ Map not Available Croton abeggii Map not Available Croton aberrans Map not Available Croton abonari Media not available Map not Available Croton abruptus Map not Available Croton abutilifolius Map not Available Croton abutiloides Map not Available Croton abutilopsis Map not Available Croton acapulcensis Map not Available Croton aceroides Media not available Map not Available Croton ackermannianus $Media resource of Croton ackermannianus$ Map not Available Croton acradenius Map not Available Croton acronychioides Map not Available Croton adabolavensis Map not Available Croton adamantinus Media not available Map not Available Croton adenocalyx Media not available Map not Available Croton adenodontus Map not Available Croton adenophorus Map not Available Croton adenophyllus Map not Available Croton adipatus Map not Available Croton adspersus Map not Available Croton aequatoris Map not Available Croton agoensis $Media resource of Croton agoensis$ Map not Available Croton agrarius Media not available Map not Available Croton alabamensis Map not Available Croton alainii Map not Available Croton alamosanum Map not Available Croton alamosanus Map not Available Croton albinoides Map not Available Croton alchorneicarpus Map not Available Croton aleuritoides Map not Available Croton alienus Map not Available Croton alloeophyllus Media not available Map not Available Croton alnifolius Map not Available Croton amazonicus Map not Available Croton ameliae Map not Available Croton amphileucus Media not available Map not Available Croton andinus Map not Available Croton angolensis Media not available Map not Available Croton angustifrons Map not Available Croton anisatus Map not Available Croton ankarensis Map not Available Croton ankeranae Map not Available Croton anomalus Map not Available Croton anosiravensis Map not Available Croton antanosiensis Map not Available Croton antisyphiliticus Map not Available Croton apostolon Map not Available Croton araracuarae Map not Available Croton arboreus Map not Available