Euphorbiaceae
Hairy croton
Croton hirtus
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Genus
- Croton
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 硬毛巴豆
- English
- Hairy croton
Synonyms
- Brachystachys hirta (L'Hér.) Klotzsch
- Croton comes Standl. & L.O.Williams
- Croton glandulosus subsp. hirtus (L'Hér.) Croizat
- Croton glandulosus var. cordovensis Müll.Arg.
- Croton glandulosus var. hirtus (L'Hér.) Müll.Arg.
- Croton glandulosus var. martii Müll.Arg.
- Croton glandulosus var. sagotii Müll.Arg.
- Croton glandulosus var. schomburgkianus Müll.Arg.
- Croton glandulosus var. sieberi Müll.Arg.
- Croton glandulosus var. tenellus Müll.Arg.
- Oxydectes glandulosa var. hirta (L'Hér.) Kuntze
- Podostachys hirta Klotzsch
Photos
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Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vinayaraj, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Vinayaraj, 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). About our plant data.