Euphorbiaceae

Cortez's croton

Croton cortesianus Kunth

Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Croton

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Cortez's croton (Croton cortesianus) — FlowerPhoto: Center for Urban Ecology, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Cortez's croton

Synonyms

Croton chichenensis Lundell
Croton segoviarum Standl. & L.O.Williams
Croton trichocarpus Torr.
Oxydectes cortesiana (Kunth) Kuntze

Flowers

In flower: December to July (from 131 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Center for Urban Ecology, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Center for Urban Ecology, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Nicole, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Center for Urban Ecology, CC0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Liliana Ramírez-Freire, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Francisco Farriols Sarabia, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alexis López Hernández, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Juan Cruzado Cortés, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Joseph D Kurtz, 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.