Euphorbiaceae
Yerba
Croton ovalifolius
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Genus
- Croton
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Croton ovalifoliusEuphorbiaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Yerba
Synonyms
- Barhamia ovalifolia (Vahl) Klotzsch
- Comatocroton ovalifolia H.Karst.
- Croton diffusus Geiseler
- Croton escathos Croizat
- Croton marginatus Kunth
- Croton ovalifolius var. genuinus Müll.Arg.
- Croton strigosus Spreng.
- Oxydectes ovalifolia (Vahl) Kuntze
- Oxydectes strigosa (Spreng.) Kuntze
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: 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.