Euphorbiaceae
Gulf croton
Croton punctatus
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Genus
- Croton
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Common names
By language (3)
- English
- Gulf croton
- French
- Astraea prunifolia
- guc
- Ishisü
Synonyms
- Croton disjunctiflorus Michx.
- Croton furfuraceus Pers.
- Croton maritimus Walter
- Croton plukenetii Geiseler
- Drepadenium maritimum (Walter) Raf.
- Gynamblosis maritima (Walter) Baill.
- Hendecandra maritima (Walter) Klotzsch
- Lasiocroton prunifolius Griseb.
- Oxydectes maritima (Walter) Kuntze
- Oxydectes punctata Kuntze
- Rottlera punctata A.Juss. ex Spreng.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.