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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Croton michauxii
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Croton michauxii
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 12 (2016)
Croton michauxii var. michauxii
SYNONYMOUS WITH Circumscription of Croton section Crotonopsis (van Ee & Berry, 2009)
Croton michauxii var. michauxii
SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 107-03-001:
Crotonopsis linearis FAMILY Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Crotonopsis linearis
COMMON NAME:
Sand Rushfoil, Michaux's Croton, Narrowleaf Rushfoil
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USDA-NRCS PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913 pnd_crli3_001_lvd
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Croton michauxii
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Croton michauxii
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 12
Croton michauxii var. michauxii
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Circumscription of Croton section Crotonopsis (van Ee & Berry, 2009)
Croton michauxii var. michauxii
SYNONYMOUS WITH
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 107-03-001:
Crotonopsis linearis
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Crotonopsis linearis
3603
Forb
Annual
Monoecious
Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, disturbed sandy soils, per Weakley's Flora
Native to the Carolinas & Georgia
Uncommon in GA Coastal Plain (rare elsewhere in GA-NC-SC)
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:
Summer/Fall
5-lobed calyx
Petals absent in pistillate flowers
5 stamens
Unisexual
Inflorescence a terminal spike
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Achene
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