Euphorbiaceae
Chestnutleaf false croton
Caperonia castaneifolia
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Genus
- Caperonia
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Chestnutleaf false croton
Synonyms
- Argythamnia castaneifolia (L.) Kuntze
- Argythamnia paludosa (Klotzsch) Kuntze
- Caperonia angusta S.F.Blake
- Caperonia cubensis M.R.Schomb.
- Caperonia nervosa A.Rich.
- Caperonia paludosa Klotzsch
- Caperonia panamensis Klotzsch
- Caperonia panamensis Pax & K.Hoffm.
- Caperonia stenomeres S.F.Blake
- Croton castaneifolius L.
- Croton nervosus Rich. ex A.Rich.
- Croton palustris Kunth
- Ditaxis castaneifolia (L.) Baill.
- Meterana castaneifolia (L.) Raf.
- Tournesol castaneifolia (L.) M.Gómez
Flowers
- In flower
- March to May, July, November to December (from 25 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Connie Nagele, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Marcos Rodriguez Bobadilla, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jade Fortnash, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Eduardo Luis Beltrocco, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: James Hardee, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Eduardo Luis Beltrocco, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Josiah Londerée, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.