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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Croton punctatus   FAMILY Euphorbiaceae   Go to FSUS key



SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Croton punctatus   FAMILY Euphorbiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 12 (2016)

Croton punctatus

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 107-02-002:

Croton punctatus   FAMILY Euphorbiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)

Croton punctatus

 

COMMON NAME:
Silverleaf Croton, Gulf Croton, Beach-tea


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image of Croton punctatus, Silverleaf Croton, Gulf Croton, Beach-tea

Alan S. Weakley    asw_1039880920292513

January    Dare County    NC

Jockeys Ridge State Park

image of Croton punctatus, Silverleaf Croton, Gulf Croton, Beach-tea

Alan S. Weakley    asw_1209410560002157

January    Dare County    NC

Jockeys Ridge State Park

Both leaf surfaces stellate-lepidote; abaxial pale grayish-green, adaxial slightly darker green, per Flora of North America.

image of Croton punctatus, Silverleaf Croton, Gulf Croton, Beach-tea

JK Marlow    jkm181110_5779

November    Georgetown County    SC

Huntington Beach State Park

No other plant on the dunes even closely resembles this plant, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022).

image of Croton punctatus, Silverleaf Croton, Gulf Croton, Beach-tea

JK Marlow    jkm181110_5782

November    Georgetown County    SC

Huntington Beach State Park

image of Croton punctatus, Silverleaf Croton, Gulf Croton, Beach-tea

JK Marlow    jkm231104_6503

November    Horry County    SC

Myrtle Beach State Park

Leaves ovate to ovate-lanceolate, 2-6cm long, 1-4cm wide, entire, petioles 1-3cm, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).

image of Croton punctatus, Silverleaf Croton, Gulf Croton, Beach-tea

JK Marlow    jkm231104_6504

November    Horry County    SC

Myrtle Beach State Park

Fruit a 3-lobed capsule about 0.5" wide, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC, 2nd ed. (McMillan, Porcher, Rayner, & White; 2022).

image of Croton punctatus, Silverleaf Croton, Gulf Croton, Beach-tea

JK Marlow    jkm231104_6505

November    Horry County    SC

Myrtle Beach State Park

image of Croton punctatus, Silverleaf Croton, Gulf Croton, Beach-tea

JK Marlow    jkm231104_6531

November    Horry County    SC

Myrtle Beach State Park

 

 

WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Croton punctatus   FAMILY Euphorbiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Croton punctatus   FAMILY Euphorbiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America north of Mexico, vol. 12
Croton punctatus

SYNONYMOUS WITH VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 107-02-002:
Croton punctatus   FAMILY Euphorbiaceae

SYNONYMOUS WITH Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Croton punctatus

 

Find by SCIENTIFIC NAME:

410

Forb
Annual/Short-lived perennial
Monoecious

Habitat: beach dunes, coastal grasslands, usually with Uniola paniculata and/or Spartina patens, per Weakley's Flora

Native to the Carolinas & Georgia

Common in Coastal Plain

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DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Does not have milky sap

LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
Margins entiire

FLOWER:
Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall
Grayish
Petals absent in pistillate flowers
10-15 stamens
Unisexual

Inflorescence an abbreviated terminal raceme

FRUIT:
Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall
Capsule

 

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