Euphorbiaceae
Giradol
Chrozophora tinctoria
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Genus
- Chrozophora
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Common names
By language (10)
- Arabic
- تنوم صبغي
- Armenian
- Քրոզոֆորա ներկային
- arz
- تنوم صبغى
- Chinese
- 染料沙戟
- Croatian
- Bojadisarska krozofora
- English
- Giradol, Dyer's litmus, Southern chrozophora
- Hebrew
- לשישית הצבעים
- Persian
- ارزق
- Russian
- Лакмусовая трава, Хрозофора красильная
- Spanish
- Cenclia, Cendia, Cendía, Cenella, Giradol, Heliotropio tricoco, Tornasol, Tricoco
Synonyms
- Chrozophora cordifolia Pazij
- Chrozophora glabrata (Heldr.) Pax & K.Hoffm.
- Chrozophora hierosolymitana Spreng.
- Chrozophora integrifolia Bunge
- Chrozophora lepidocarpa Pazij
- Chrozophora obliqua (Vahl) A.Juss. ex Spreng.
- Chrozophora obliqua var. hierosolymitana (Spreng.) Duthie
- Chrozophora sieberi C.Presl
- Chrozophora subplicata (Müll.Arg.) Pax & K.Hoffm.
- Chrozophora tinctoria f. brachypetala Müll.Arg.
- Chrozophora tinctoria subsp. obliqua (Vahl) O.Bolòs & Vigo
- Chrozophora tinctoria var. genuina Müll.Arg.
- Chrozophora tinctoria var. glabrata Heldr.
- Chrozophora tinctoria var. hierosolymitana (Spreng.) Müll.Arg.
- Chrozophora tinctoria var. subplicata Müll.Arg.
- Chrozophora tinctoria var. verbascifolia (Willd.) Müll.Arg.
- Chrozophora verbascifolia (Willd.) A.Juss. ex Spreng.
- Chrozophora villosa Lindl.
- Chrozophora warionii Coss. ex Batt.
- Croton argenteus Forssk.
- Croton obliquus Vahl
- Croton oblongifolius Sieber ex Spreng.
- Croton patulus Lag.
- Croton tinctorius L.
- Croton verbascifolius Willd.
- Ricinoides tinctoria (L.) Moench
- Tournesol obliqua (Vahl) Franch.
- Tournesol tinctoria (L.) Baill.
- Tournesol verbascifolia (Willd.) Kuntze
- Tournesol warionii (Coss. ex Batt. & Trab.) Baill.
Flowers
- In flower
- June to September (from 128 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: introduced
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Shiqi Zhou, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Eleftherios Katsillis, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Duarte Frade, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Solanum, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Solanum, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jorge Íñiguez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: איתן פרמן, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: איתן פרמן, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: zebedeugalinha, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Galmiche JMG MG, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.