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Croton

Croton
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Croton image
  • Gleason & Cronquist
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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.

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Species within inventory project: Arizona Flora
Croton californicus
Media resource of Croton californicus
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Croton ciliatoglandulifer
Media resource of Croton ciliatoglandulifer
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Croton fruticulosus
Media resource of Croton fruticulosus
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Croton insularis
Media resource of Croton insularis
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Croton lindheimerianus
Media resource of Croton lindheimerianus
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Croton monanthogynus
Media resource of Croton monanthogynus
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Croton pottsii
Media resource of Croton pottsii
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Croton setigerus
Media resource of Croton setigerus
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Croton sonorae
Media resource of Croton sonorae
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Croton texensis
Media resource of Croton texensis
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Croton wigginsii
Media resource of Croton wigginsii
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