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Euphorbiaceae

Texas croton

Croton texensis (Klotzsch) Müll.Arg.

Family
Euphorbiaceae
Genus
Croton

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Texas croton: Male Croton texensis , doveweed or Texas croton, La Puebla, Santa Fe County, New Mexico. I think it's the same plant as File:Croton texensis male flower1.jpg .
Photo: JerryFriedman, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
English
Texas croton
nv
Naʼashjéʼiidą́ą́ʼ

Synonyms

  • Croton luteovirens Wooton & Standl.
  • Croton muricatus Nutt.
  • Croton texensis var. utahensis Cronquist
  • Croton virens Müll.Arg.
  • Hendecandra multiflora Torr.
  • Hendecandra texensis Klotzsch
  • Oxydectes texensis (Klotzsch) Kuntze
  • Oxydectes virens (Müll.Arg.) Kuntze

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Annual
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: 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.