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Chrozophora tinctoria (commonly known as dyer's croton, [2] giradol, [2] turnsole [2] or dyer's litmus plant [3]) is a plant species native to the Mediterranean, the Middle East, India, Pakistan, and Central Asia.
Croton alabamensis var. texensis is a multi-stemmed, monoecious shrub typically less than 3 m in height at maturity. [3] Stems are covered in thin grey bark. The indumentum consists of unpigmented silver scales and pigmented copper-colored scales.
a) underside of scale showing female and eggs, x24 b) scale upperside, x24 c) female scales on twig d) male scale, x12 e) male scales on twig. Female scale insects in more advanced families develop from the egg through a first instar (crawler) stage and a second instar stage before becoming adult. In more primitive families there is an ...
Croton monanthogynus is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family. The undersides are gray. It is a summer annual [1] that produces small, inconspicuous flowers. The plant is monoecious and has both male and female reproductive organs in separate clusters on the same plant. Its leaves are alternate.
Croton michauxii, commonly known as elliptical rushfoil, and Michaux's croton, is a plant species in the family Euphorbiaceae that is native to the United States.
Croton glandulosus is a species of plant in the family Euphorbiaceae that has many common names such as vente conmigo, tooth-leaved croton, tropic croton and sand croton. [1] The species's specific epithet, glandulosus , is due to the gland-like structures that appear at the end of the leaf stalk.
Croton macrostachyus has a wide range of uses, including timber, agroforestry, medicine, and as an ornamental plant. [3] The plant is fast-growing and drought-tolerant, and is used in reforestation projects, for erosion control, and as a shade tree in coffee plantations. Its flowers are attractive to bees, and its leaves are used for mulch and ...
Croton is an extensive plant genus in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae. The plants of this genus were described and introduced to Europeans by Georg Eberhard Rumphius . The common names for this genus are rushfoil and croton , but the latter also refers to Codiaeum variegatum .