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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 north of Mexico, vol. 12 (2016)
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 north of Mexico, vol. 12
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
Petals absent in pistillate flowers
10-15 stamens
Unisexual
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
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