PLANTS Profile for Croton texensis var. texensis (Texas croton)

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Croton texensis (Klotzsch) Müll. Arg. var. texensis
Texas croton

Symbol:

CRTET

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Euphorbiaceae

Duration:

Annual

Growth Habit:

Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48

More Information:

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Croton texensis (Klotzsch) Müll. Arg. var. texensis

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Native Status:
Croton texensis (Klotzsch) Müll. Arg. var. texensis


View Distribution	Native Introduced

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USA (AL, AZ, CO, DE, FL, IA, IL, KS, MA, MO, NE, NM, OK, SD, TX, UT, WI, WY)

Related Taxa:
Croton texensis (Klotzsch) Müll. Arg. var. texensis

View 60 genera in Euphorbiaceae, 50 species in Croton, 2 varieties in Croton texensis (Klotzsch) Müll. Arg.

Classification:
Croton texensis (Klotzsch) Müll. Arg. var. texensis

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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 texensis (Klotzsch) Müll. Arg. – Texas croton
Variety	Croton texensis (Klotzsch) Müll. Arg. var. texensis – Texas croton

U.S. Weed Information:
Croton texensis (Klotzsch) Müll. Arg. var. texensis

Croton texensis
Texas croton
croton
doveweed
goatweed
skunkweed

The related entities italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

NE&GP

Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska.

More Accounts and Images:
Croton texensis (Klotzsch) Müll. Arg. var. texensis

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 531022.

Time Generated: 05/25/2013 11:31 AM CDT