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Croton capitatus Michx. var. capitatus
hogwort

   
Symbol: CRCAC2
Group: Dicot
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Duration: Annual
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Native Status:  
L48    N
CAN    I



 
More Information:
  • Classification Report
  • Data Source and Documentation
 

Distribution by State:
Croton capitatus Michx. var. capitatus

Distributional Map for Croton capitatus Michx. var. capitatus
Distribution Map Legend

Croton capitatus Michx. var. capitatus distribution:
USA (AL, AR, DC, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, 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:
AR, DC, IA, IL, KS, KY, MA, MO, MS, NC, NE, OH, OK, PA, SC, SD, TX, VA, WV

 

Related Taxa:
Croton capitatus Michx. var. capitatus

60 genera in Euphorbiaceae, 51 species in Croton, 2 varieties in Croton capitatus Michx.
 

Classification:
Croton capitatus Michx. var. capitatus

     
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
Variety   Croton capitatus Michx. var. capitatus – hogwort
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Croton capitatus Michx. var. capitatus

Croton capitatus
doveweed
hogweed
woolly croton

The related entities italicized and indented above 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. var. capitatus

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

 

 
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