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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Croton alabamensis var. alabamensis   FAMILY Euphorbiaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Croton alabamensis var. alabamensis   FAMILY Euphorbiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 12 (2016)

Croton alabamensis var. alabamensis

INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Croton alabamensis

 

COMMON NAME:
Alabama Croton


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image of Croton alabamensis var. alabamensis, Alabama Croton

Will Stuart    wil_8491979353_9b44f1c59e

March    Mecklenburg County    NC

Van Landingham Glen at UNC Charlotte

An image of staminate flowers (also note the distinct scale-covered leaves). — Will Stuart

image of Croton alabamensis var. alabamensis, Alabama Croton

Will Stuart    wil_8493080106_de1cde9f6c

March    Mecklenburg County    NC

Van Landingham Glen at UNC Charlotte

Pistillate flowers with well-developed, greenish petals, per Weakley's Flora.

image of Croton alabamensis var. alabamensis, Alabama Croton

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_c_alabamensis_alabama

April        

image of Croton alabamensis var. alabamensis, Alabama Croton

Richard and Teresa Ware    rtw_croton_alabamensis_13

April        

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Croton alabamensis var. alabamensis   FAMILY Euphorbiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Croton alabamensis var. alabamensis   FAMILY Euphorbiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 12
Croton alabamensis var. alabamensis

INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Croton alabamensis

 

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Shrub; Subshrub
Perennial
Monoecious

Habitat: Dry to mesic limestone and dolostone glades, woodlands, and wooded ravines, per Weakley's Flora

Native: west of Georgia

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DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Does not have milky sap

LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
Alternate
Margins entiire

FLOWER:
Spring
Cream/ Yellowish/ Greenish
5-lobed calyx
5 petals
10-15 stamens
Unisexual

FRUIT:
Spring?
Capsule

 

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