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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Croton punctatus
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
Read more about Silverleaf Croton at Vascular Plants of North Carolina.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Croton punctatus
FAMILY
Euphorbiaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
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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Alan S. Weakley asw_1039880920292513
January Dare County NC
Jockeys Ridge State Park
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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.
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JK Marlow jkm090716_027
July Georgetown County SC
Huntington Beach State Park
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JK Marlow jkm0309o_37
September Horry County SC
Myrtle Beach State Park
Lvs ovate to ovate-lanceolate, 2-6cm long, 1-4cm wide, entire, petioles 1-3cm, per Vascular Flora of the Carolinas (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968).
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JK Marlow jkm0309q_04
September Horry County SC
Myrtle Beach State Park
Fruit a 3-lobed capsule about 0.5" wide, per Guide to the Wildflowers of SC (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).
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JK Marlow jkm181110_5776
November Georgetown County SC
Huntington Beach State Park
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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 (Porcher & Rayner, 2001).
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JK Marlow jkm181110_5782
November Georgetown County SC
Huntington 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
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
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
Click here to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.
Click here to see a map showing all occurrences known to SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria. (Zoom in to see more detail.)
DOES THE PLANT HAVE "MILKY SAP"?
Does not have milky sap
LEAVES:
Simple
Alternate
Margins entiire
FLOWER:
Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall
Grayish
Unisexual
Petals absent in pistillate flowers
10-15 stamens
Inflorescence an abbreviated terminal raceme
FRUIT:
Winter/Spring/Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- Guide to the Wildflowers of SC (Porcher & Rayner, 2001) p346
- Wildflowers of the Atlantic Southeast (Cotterman, Waitt, & Weakley, 2019) p204
- Wildflowers of the Carolina Lowcountry (Porcher, 1995) p081
- Wild Flowers of NC, 2nd edition (Justice, Bell, & Lindsey, 2005) p137
- Field Guide to the Wildflowers of Georgia (Chafin, 2016) p179
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p125