Euphorbiaceae
California croton
Croton californicus
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Genus
- Croton
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Croton californicusEuphorbiaceae
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Common names
By language (5)
- Arabic
- كروتون كاليفورني
- arz
- كروتون كاليفورنى
- Bulgarian
- Калифорнийски кротон
- English
- California croton
- Japanese
- クロトン・カリフォルニクス
Synonyms
- Croton californicus var. californicus
- Croton californicus var. longipes (M.E.Jones) A.M.Ferguson
- Croton californicus var. major S.Watson ex Engelm.
- Croton californicus var. major S.Watson
- Croton californicus var. mohavensis A.M.Ferguson
- Croton californicus var. tenuis (S.Watson) A.M.Ferguson
- Croton longipes M.E.Jones
- Croton mohavensis Tidestr.
- Croton tenuis S.Watson
- Hendecandra procumbens Eschsch.
- Oxydectes californica (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
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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.