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WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Croton punctatus
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Silverleaf Croton at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Croton punctatus
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 107-02-002:
Croton punctatus
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
COMMON NAME:
Silverleaf Croton, Gulf Croton, Beach-tea
To see larger pictures, click or hover over the thumbnails.
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JK Marlow jkm090716_027
July Georgetown County SC
Huntington Beach State Park
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JK Marlow jkm0309o_37
September Horry County SC
Myrtle Beach State Park
Lvs ovate to ovate-lanceolate, 2-6cm long, 1-4cm wide, entire, petioles 1-3cm, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas.
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JK Marlow jkm0309q_04
September Horry County SC
Myrtle Beach State Park
Fruit a 3-lobed capsule about 0.5" wide, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC.
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JK Marlow jkm0309q_07
September Horry County SC
Myrtle Beach State Park
No other plant on the dunes even closely resembles this plant, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC.
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JK Marlow jkm181110_5776
November Georgetown County SC
Huntington Beach State Park
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JK Marlow jkm181110_5779
November Georgetown County SC
Huntington Beach State Park
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JK Marlow jkm181110_5782
November Georgetown County SC
Huntington Beach State Park
WEAKLEY'S FLORA (11/30/12):
Croton punctatus
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Croton punctatus
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 107-02-002:
Croton punctatus
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
410
Forb
Annual/Short-lived perennial
Monoecious
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Documented growing wild in GA NC SC
Common
Look for it on beach dunes, in coastal grasslands, usually with Uniola paniculata and/or Spartina patens, per Weakley's Flora
Click here to see a more detailed map from University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Herbarium,
or click here to see a map from SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
...Dry
DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Does not have milky sap
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
Margins entiire
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Grayish
Unisexual
Petals absent in pistillate flowers
10-15 stamens
Inflorescence an abbreviated terminal raceme
FRUIT:
Spring/Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC p346
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast p204
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry p081
- Wild Flowers of NC, 1st edition p107
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition p137
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide p125