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Codiaeum variegatum is an evergreen and monoecious tropical shrub growing to 3 m (9.8 ft) tall, with thick, somewhat "leathery" and shiny, alternately-arranged leaves.The foliage may measure anywhere from 5–30 cm (2.0–11.8 in) long by 0.5–8 cm (0.20–3.15 in) broad.
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 .
Croton californicus is a species of croton known by the common name California croton. This plant is native to California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, and Baja California, where it grows in the deserts and along the coastline. This plant is a perennial or small shrub not exceeding a meter in height.
The plant may grow 6 inches to 3 feet and blooms April through September. [5] The seeds are black. [9] The plant prefers full sun, dry conditions, and poor soil. [8] The plant can have a bushy appearance with a flattened top. Dwarf plants may instead, grow to than 6" tall. Croton monanthogynus provides food for wildlife.
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.
Croton alabamensis var. alabamensis, or Alabama croton, is the nominate subspecies and is only found in two central Alabama counties (Black Warrior River, Tuscaloosa County and Cahaba River, Bibb County). A herbarium specimen was supposedly collected in Coffee County in Tennessee, but the veracity of this collection location is dubious. [6]
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 capitatus, known as the hogwort, [1] woolly croton, or goatweed, [2] is an annual plant with erect, branched stems, densely covered with light brown, wooly hairs that give it a whitish appearance. It grows in dry, open areas, especially sandy and rocky soils. [2]