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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Croton punctatus
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
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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 Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 12 (2016)
Croton punctatus
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 107-02-002:
Croton punctatus FAMILY Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Croton punctatus
COMMON NAME:
Silverleaf Croton, Gulf Croton, Beach-tea
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Alan S. Weakley asw_1039880920292513
January Dare County NC
Jockeys Ridge State Park
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Alan S. Weakley asw_1209410560002157
January Dare County NC
Jockeys Ridge State Park
Both leaf surfaces stellate-lepidote; abaxial pale grayish-green, adaxial slightly darker green, per Flora of North America.
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JK Marlow jkm181110_5779
November Georgetown County SC
Huntington Beach State Park
No other plant on the dunes even closely resembles this plant, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022).
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JK Marlow jkm181110_5782
November Georgetown County SC
Huntington Beach State Park
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JK Marlow jkm231104_6503
November Horry County SC
Myrtle Beach State Park
Leaves ovate to ovate-lanceolate, 2-6cm long, 1-4cm wide, entire, petioles 1-3cm, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm231104_6504
November Horry County SC
Myrtle Beach State Park
Fruit a 3-lobed capsule about 0.5" wide, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022).
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JK Marlow jkm231104_6505
November Horry County SC
Myrtle Beach State Park
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JK Marlow jkm231104_6531
November Horry County SC
Myrtle Beach State Park
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Croton punctatus
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Croton punctatus
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 12
Croton punctatus
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 107-02-002:
Croton punctatus
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Croton punctatus
410
Forb
Annual/Short-lived perennial
Monoecious
Habitat: beach dunes, coastal grasslands, usually with Uniola paniculata and/or Spartina patens, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Common in Coastal Plain
CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Does not have milky sap
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
Margins entiire
FLOWER:
Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall
Grayish
Petals absent in pistillate flowers
10-15 stamens
Unisexual
Inflorescence an abbreviated terminal raceme
FRUIT:
Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 1st ed. (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p346
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022) p494
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p204
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995) p081
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition (Justice, Bell, & Lindsey, 2005) p137
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p179
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p125
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