Euphorbiaceae

Croton linearis Jacq.

Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Croton

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Croton linearis (Croton linearis) — FlowerPhoto: er-birds, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Synonyms

Cascarilla linearis (Jacq.) Raf.
Croton angustatus Urb.
Croton cascarilla var. linearis (Jacq.) Griseb.
Croton fergusonii Small
Croton hippophaeoides A.Rich.
Croton jaegerianus Müll.Arg.
Croton kenskoffii Urb.
Croton linearis var. dilatatus Urb.
Croton linearis var. fergusonii (Small) D.B.Ward
Croton linearis var. sagranus (Müll.Arg.) M.Gómez
Croton nipensis Urb.
Croton picardae Urb.
Oxydectes linearis (Jacq.) Kuntze

Flowers

In flower: August, November to June (from 43 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: er-birds, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Stephanie C, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Nick Johnson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Jared Shorma, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Cecil Smith, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Josiah Londerée, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alan Prather, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: John Kenrick Gibson, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.