Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Malpighiales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Croton glandulosus var. septentrionalis
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Croton glandulosus var. septentrionalis
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (1968) 107-02-001:
Croton glandulosus var. septentrionalis
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
COMMON NAME:
Doveweed, Tooth-leaved Croton, Sand Croton
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JK Marlow jkm0506q_18
June Greenville County SC
Roadside
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JK Marlow jkm0506q_21
June Greenville County SC
Roadside
Plants stellate pubescent throughout, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm100702_054
July Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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JK Marlow jkm100702_058
July Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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JK Marlow jkm100702_062
July Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
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JK Marlow jkm100702_084
July Greenville County SC
Swamp Rabbit Trail
Leaves with coarsely serrate margins, per Weakley's Flora.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_c_glandulosus_sept_2
July
White-vevety flowers in terminal clusters, not woolly only slightly hairy, per Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses.
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JK Marlow jkm170826_800
August Spartanburg County SC
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JK Marlow s040816_a
August Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow s040816_b
August Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm0509e_05
September Greenville County SC
Field
Croton usually has senescent leaves that turn orange before dehiscing, per Molecular phylogenetics of the giant genus Croton and tribe Crotoneae (Euphorbiaceae sensu stricto) (Berry et al., 2005).
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JK Marlow jkm0509e_07
September Greenville County SC
Field
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JK Marlow jkm160910_007
September Greenville County SC
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JK Marlow jkm160910_009b
September Greenville County SC
Capsule 3-locular, one seed in each locule, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow s050902_e
September Greenville County SC