Common names: croton, tropic croton, doveweed, goatweed

Scientific names: Croton glandulosus

Seasons of significant use: summer (for Croton spp. complex)

Characteristics: Native, annual, warm season, forb to 1.75 feet. Plants monecious; leaves alternate, simple, slightly hairy, with serrate or toothed margins; male and female flowers together in terminal racemes; fruit is a subglobose capsule, 3-seeded. Flowers June-October.

Plant community type: Open uplands and bottomlands. Does especially well in sandy soils, but does grow in tighter soils. Often found on disturbed soils (e.g., plowed fields, roadsides, overgrazing, etc.).

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Appendix C: Plants by Common Name
Appendix C: Plants by Scientific Name
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