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Croton texensis (Klotzsch) Muell.-Arg.
Texas croton
Symbol: CRTE4
Group: Dicot
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Annual
U.S. Nativity: Native
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Croton texensis (Klotzsch) Muell.-Arg.

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Croton texensis (Klotzsch) Muell.-Arg.

View 56 genera in Euphorbiaceae, 48 species in Croton or click below on a thumbnail map or name for variety profiles.

Distribution of Croton texensis var. texensis. Native. Distribution of Croton texensis var. utahensis. Native.      
Croton texensis var. texensis
Texas croton
Croton texensis var. utahensis
Utah croton
     
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Classification:
Croton texensis (Klotzsch) Muell.-Arg.

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    Kingdom Plantae – Plants
       Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
          Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
             Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
                Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
                   Subclass Rosidae
                      Order Euphorbiales
                         Family Euphorbiaceae – Spurge family
                            Genus Croton L. – croton
                               Species Croton texensis (Klotzsch) Muell.-Arg. – Texas croton

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Invasive Information:
Croton texensis (Klotzsch) Muell.-Arg.
        Texas croton
        doveweed
        skunkweed
        croton
        goatweed
This plant is considered invasive by the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.
NE&GP;   Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska.. 589pp.
 

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Croton texensis (Klotzsch) Muell.-Arg.

View species account from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.
View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 28291.
View species account from Wisconsin State Herbarium (UW-Madison).

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