Woolly Croton (MatBio: HERBS OF FOREST & FIELD - Matanzas Biodiversity)

Woolly Croton

Croton capitatus

Summary ⁶

Croton capitatus, known as the hogwort or woolly croton, is an annual plant with erect, branched stems, densely covered with light brown, wooly hairs that give it a whitish appearance. It grows in dry, open areas, especially sandy and rocky soils. It is distributed across the southern United States, and elsewhere.

National distribution ⁷

Canada

Origin: Unknown/Undetermined

Regularity: Regularly occurring

Currently: Unknown/Undetermined

Confidence: Confident

United States

Origin: Native

Regularity: Regularly occurring

Currently: Present

Confidence: Confident

Sources and Credits

(c) Steven J. Baskauf, some rights reserved (CC BY), http://bioimages.vanderbilt.edu/baskauf/36983
(c) "<a href=""http://www.knps.org"">Kentucky Native Plant Society</a>. Scanned by <a href=""http://www.omnitekinc.com/"">Omnitek Inc</a>.", some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://plants.usda.gov/gallery/large/crca6_001_lvd.jpg
(c) "<a href=""http://nt.ars-grin.gov/"">ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory</a>. Mexico, Castanos.", some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), https://plants.usda.gov/gallery/large/crca6_003_lhp.jpg
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(c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croton_capitatus
(c) NatureServe, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), http://eol.org/data_objects/29007127