Euphorbiaceae

Roadside croton

Croton trinitatis Millsp.

Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Croton

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Roadside croton (Croton trinitatis) — FlowerPhoto: Andrés Ramírez-Barrera, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Roadside croton

Synonyms

Croton buchtienii Rusby
Croton chamaedrifolius (Klotzsch) Griseb.
Croton miquelensis A.M.Ferguson
Croton miquelianus Lanj.
Croton tragioides S.F.Blake
Geiseleria chamaedrifolia
Geiseleria chamoedryfolia Klotzsch
Geiseleria corchorifolia Klotzsch
Oxydectes chamaedryfolia Kuntze

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Andrés Ramírez-Barrera, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Guillaume Delaitre, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Alexis López Hernández, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Alexis López Hernández, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alexis López Hernández, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alexis López Hernández, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Photo: Alexis López Hernández, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Alexis López Hernández, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Erick Vélez Sánchez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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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.