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Crotons
(Genus Croton)
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Croton is an extensive flowering plant genus in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae. The plants of this genus were described and introduced to Europeans by Georg Eberhard Rumphius. The common names for this genus are rushfoil and croton, but the latter also refers to Codiaeum variegatum. The generic name comes from the Greek κρότος (krótos), which means "tick" and refers to the shape of the seeds of certain species.
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Genus Codiaeum
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Codiaeum is a genus of plants under the family Euphorbiaceae first described as a genus in 1824. It is native to insular Southeast Asia, northern Australia and Papuasia.
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Variegated Croton
(Codiaeum variegatum)
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Codiaeum variegatum (garden croton or variegated croton; syn. Croton variegatum L.) is a species of plant in the genus Codiaeum, which is a member of the family Euphorbiaceae. It is native to Indonesia, Malaysia, Australia, and the western Pacific Ocean islands, growing in open forests and scrub. It is an evergreen shrub growing to 3 m (9.8 ft) tall and has large, thick, leathery, shiny evergreen leaves, alternately arranged, 5–30 cm (2.0–11.8 in) long an
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Turkey Mullein
(Croton setiger)
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Croton setiger is a species of plant known as turkey mullein and dove weed. It is native to most the western United States and northwest Mexico. It has naturalized elsewhere, including parts of Australia. It is sometimes spelled Croton setigerus and was formerly known as Eremocarpus setigerus.
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Prairie Tea
(Croton monanthogynus)
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Croton monanthogynus, commonly called prairie tea, is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family. It is a summer annual that producer small, inconspicuous flowers. It is native to the southeastern United States and the southern Great Plains. It is considered adventive in more northern states.
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German Cockroach
(Blattella germanica)
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The German cockroach (Blattella germanica) is a small species of cockroach, typically about 1.1 to 1.6 cm (0.43 to 0.63 in) long. In colour it varies from tan to almost black, and it has two dark, roughly parallel, streaks on the pronotum running anteroposteriorly from behind the head to the base of the wings. Although Blattella germanica has wings, it can barely fly, although it may glide when disturbed. Of the few species of cockroach that are domestic...
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California Croton
(Croton californicus)
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Croton californicus is a species of croton known by the common name California croton. This plant is native to California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, and Baja California, where it grows in the deserts and along the coastline.
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Tropic Croton
(Croton glandulosus)
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Croton glandulosus has many common names such as vente conmigo, tooth-leaved croton, tropic croton and sand croton. It is part of the Euphorbiaceae family which is also known as the Spurge Family and it contains about 321 genera and 7,950 species. The family derives its name from Euphorbus who was a Trojan War hero in Greek mythology, and was also the Greek Physician of King Juba of Numidia. The genus, Croton, is derived from Greek, meaning...
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Beach Croton
(Croton punctatus)
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Croton punctatus, commonly called beach-tea or gulf croton, is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae). It is native to the Western Hemisphere, where it is found in coastal areas from the Southeastern United States south to Colombia, as well as in Bermuda and the Caribbean. Its natural habitat is on beaches and sand dunes.
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Mallotus repandus
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The climbing liana, sometimes a shrub, Mallotus repandus, is a species of plant in the Euphorbiaceae, or spurge, family. It is native to Tropical and Sub-tropical Asia, Wallacea, New Guinea and Queensland on the Australian continent and New Caledonia.
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Woolly Croton
(Croton capitatus)
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Croton capitatus, known as the hogwort or woolly croton or goatweed, 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.
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Chinese Croton
(Excoecaria cochinchinensis)
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Excoecaria cochinchinensis ("Chinese croton", "Blindness tree", "Buta Buta", "Jungle Fire plant") is a species of plant in the genus Excoecaria, which is a member of the family Euphorbiaceae. It is native to Southeast Asia and China. It is a subtropical evergreen shrub with a woody stem, growing up to 1–2 meters (3.3–6.6 ft) high. Its leaves are opposite, their texture shiny and papery, the upper surface dark green or variegated and the underside a deep maroon. The leaves...
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Bush Croton
(Croton ciliatoglandulifer)
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Croton ciliatoglandulifer, known as the bush croton or Mexican croton, is a plant species of the genus Croton.
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Leatherweed
(Croton pottsii)
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Croton pottsii is a species of plant known by the common name leatherweed. It is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.
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Skunkweed
(Croton texensis)
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Croton texensis (common name "Texas croton", "skunk weed" "Doveweed"), is a plant found in the United States.
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Michaux's Croton
(Croton michauxii)
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Croton michauxii, commonly known as known as elliptical rushfoil, and Michaux's croton, is a plant species in the Euphorbiaceae family that is native to the United States. It is an annual plant.
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Variegated Croton
(Codiaeum variegatum var. pictum)
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Turn-Sole
(Chrozophora tinctoria)
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Chrozophora tinctoria (commonly known as dyer's croton, giradol, or turnsole) is a plant species native to the Mediterranean, the Middle East, India, Pakistan, and Central Asia.
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