PLANTS Profile for Croton alabamensis var. alabamensis (Alabama croton)

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Croton alabamensis E.A. Sm. ex Chapm. var. alabamensis
Alabama croton

Symbol:

CRALA

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Euphorbiaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Shrub
Subshrub

Native Status:

L48

More Information:

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Croton alabamensis E.A. Sm. ex Chapm. var. alabamensis

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Distribution:
Croton alabamensis E.A. Sm. ex Chapm. var. alabamensis


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USA (AL, TN)

Related Taxa:
Croton alabamensis E.A. Sm. ex Chapm. var. alabamensis

View 60 genera in Euphorbiaceae, 50 species in Croton, 2 varieties in Croton alabamensis E.A. Sm. ex Chapm.

Classification:
Croton alabamensis E.A. Sm. ex Chapm. var. alabamensis

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Euphorbiales
Family	Euphorbiaceae – Spurge family
Genus	Croton L. – croton
Species	Croton alabamensis E.A. Sm. ex Chapm. – Alabama croton
Variety	Croton alabamensis E.A. Sm. ex Chapm. var. alabamensis – Alabama croton

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Croton alabamensis E.A. Sm. ex Chapm. var. alabamensis

The related entity italicized and indented below is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Tennessee:
Croton alabamensis
Alabama croton		Possibly Extirpated, Endangered

More Accounts and Images:
Croton alabamensis E.A. Sm. ex Chapm. var. alabamensis

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 531344.

Time Generated: 05/21/2013 10:08 PM CDT