croton, tropic
COMMON NAME: | Croton, tropic | |
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SCIENTIFIC NAME: | Croton glandulosus ssp. septentrionalis | |
FAMILY: | Euphorbiaceae | |
LIFECYCLE: | Annual | |
FEATURES: | Summer annual dicot weed. Stems lanceolate with with broad point, short petiole, toothed margins. Stem greenish with rough surface, not hairy. Flowers terminal with separate male and female flowers. |
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DESCRIPTION: | Common summer annual crop weed found throughout the southeastern US. Numerous subspecies with variation in leaf and stem characteristics. |