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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Croton alabamensis var. alabamensis
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Croton alabamensis var. alabamensis
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 12 (2016)
Croton alabamensis var. alabamensis
INCLUDED WITHIN Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Croton alabamensis
COMMON NAME:
Alabama Croton
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Will Stuart wil_8491979353_9b44f1c59e
March Mecklenburg County NC
Van Landingham Glen at UNC Charlotte
An image of staminate flowers (also note the distinct scale-covered leaves). — Will Stuart
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Will Stuart wil_8493080106_de1cde9f6c
March Mecklenburg County NC
Van Landingham Glen at UNC Charlotte
Pistillate flowers with well-developed, greenish petals, per Weakley's Flora.
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_c_alabamensis_alabama
April
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Richard and Teresa Ware rtw_croton_alabamensis_13
April
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Croton alabamensis var. alabamensis
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Croton alabamensis var. alabamensis
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 12
Croton alabamensis var. alabamensis
INCLUDED WITHIN
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Croton alabamensis
409
Shrub; Subshrub
Perennial
Monoecious
Habitat: Dry to mesic limestone and dolostone glades, woodlands, and wooded ravines, per Weakley's Flora
Native: west of Georgia
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:
Evergreen
Simple
Alternate
Margins entiire
FLOWER:
Spring
Cream/ Yellowish/ Greenish
5-lobed calyx
5 petals
10-15 stamens
Unisexual
FRUIT:
Spring?
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Gardening with Native Plants of the South (Wasowski & Wasowski, 1994, 2020) p081
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p160
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p083
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p126
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