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Croton capitatus Michx.
hogwort

   
Symbol: CRCA6
Group: Dicot
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Duration: Annual
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Native Status:  
L48    N
CAN    I



Photograph of Croton capitatus Michx.
©Ted Bodner. Miller, J.H. and K.V. Miller. 2005. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. University of Georgia Press, Athens. Courtesy of University of Georgia Press. Image scanned by Forestry Images.
 
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Distribution by State:
Croton capitatus Michx.

Distributional Map for Croton capitatus Michx.
Distribution Map Legend

Croton capitatus Michx. distribution:
USA (AL, AR, DC, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, WV), CAN (ON)

County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:
AL, AR, DC, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MO, MS, NC, NE, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, WV

 

Related Taxa:
Croton capitatus Michx.

60 genera in Euphorbiaceae, 51 species in Croton
Distribution of Croton capitatus Michx. var. capitatus. .
Croton capitatus var. capitatus
hogwort
Distribution of Croton capitatus Michx. var. lindheimeri (Engelm. & A. Gray) Müll. Arg.. .
Croton capitatus var. lindheimeri
Lindheimer's hogwort
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Classification:
Croton capitatus Michx.

     
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 capitatus Michx. – hogwort
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Croton capitatus Michx.

doveweed
hogweed
woolly croton

This plant can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above.

SWSS Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
 

Introduced Information:
Croton capitatus Michx.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts.
 

 

 
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