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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Croton alabamensis var. alabamensis
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Croton alabamensis var. alabamensis
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Croton alabamensis var. alabamensis
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Croton alabamensis
COMMON NAME:
Alabama Croton
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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
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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.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_c_alabamensis_alabama
April
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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
Croton alabamensis var. alabamensis
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Croton alabamensis
409
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
Unisexual
5-lobed calyx
5 petals
10-15 stamens
FRUIT:
Spring?
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Gardening with Native Plants of the South (Wasowski & Wasowski, 1994, 2020) p081
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p083
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p126