Croton californicus
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Croton californicus | |
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Staminate flower | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Malpighiales |
Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
Genus: | Croton |
Species: | C. californicus
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Binomial name | |
Croton californicus |
Croton californicus is a species of croton known by the common name California croton. This plant is native to California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, and Baja California, where it grows in the deserts and along the coastline.
This plant is a perennial or small shrub not exceeding a meter in height. The plant produces long oval-shaped leaves a few centimeters long and covered in a light-colored coat of hairs.
This species is dioecious, with individual plants bearing either male (staminate) or female (pistillate) flowers, both only a few millimeters across. The staminate flowers are tiny cups filled with thready yellowish stamens and the pistillate flowers are the rounded, lobed immature fruits surrounded by tiny pointed sepals.
References
- Welsh, et al. A Utah Flora, 3rd ed. (Brigham Young University, 2003), p. 312 ISBN 0-8425-2556-4
External links
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- Jepson Manual Treatment — Croton californicus
- USDA Plants Profile: Croton californicus
- Croton californicus Photo gallery
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- Croton (plant)
- Flora of California
- Flora of Baja California
- Flora of Nevada
- Flora of Utah
- Flora of the California desert regions
- Flora of the Sonoran Deserts
- Flora of the Great Basin
- Natural history of the Mojave Desert
- Dioecious plants
- Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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- Euphorbiaceae stubs