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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Croton argyranthemus
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Croton argyranthemus
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Croton argyranthemus
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Croton argyranthemus
COMMON NAME:
Silver Croton, Sandhill Croton, Healing Croton
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Keith Bradley kab_c_argyranthemus_73905
May Orange County FL
Wekiwa Springs State Park
Petals of staminate flowers lepidote [scurfy], per Weakley's Flora.
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Keith Bradley kab_c_argyranthemus_73911
May Orange County FL
Wekiwa Springs State Park
Leaves with relatively long petioles (found in dry longleaf pinelands), per Weakley's Flora (2015).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Croton argyranthemus
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Croton argyranthemus
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Croton argyranthemus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Croton argyranthemus
3959
Forb
Perennial
Monoecious
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, other dry sands, per Weakley's Flora
Native to Georgia
Common in GA Coastal Plain
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Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Does not have milky sap
LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
Alternate
Margins entiire
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Silvery white
Unisexual
Petals absent in pistillate flowers
10-15 stamens
Flowers in terminal racemes
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p203
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p178
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p126