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Read more about Silverleaf Croton at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Rosids: Fabids: Malpighiales
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
COMMON NAME:
Silverleaf Croton, Gulf Croton, Beach-tea
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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.
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.
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.