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Croton  L.
Taxonomic Serial No.: 28260

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Plantae  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
  Synonym(s):    
  Common Name(s): croton
 
    croton species
 
    perennial croton species
 
       
  Taxonomic Status:    
  Current Standing: accepted  
       
  Data Quality Indicators:    
  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: unknown    
  Latest Record Review: 1999    
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomPlantae  -- Planta, plantes, plants, Vegetal  
    SubkingdomTracheobionta  -- vascular plants  
       DivisionMagnoliophyta  -- angiospermes, angiosperms, flowering plants, phanérogames, plantes à fleurs, plantes à fruits  
          ClassMagnoliopsida  -- dicots, dicotylédones, dicotyledons  
             SubclassRosidae   
                OrderEuphorbiales   
                   FamilyEuphorbiaceae  -- euphorbes, spurge  
                      GenusCroton L. -- croton, croton species, perennial croton species  
    Direct Children:  
                         Species Croton alabamensis E.A. Sm. ex Chapman -- Alabama croton 
                         Species Croton argenteus L. -- silver July croton 
                         Species Croton argyranthemus Michx. -- healing croton, silverleaf croton 
                         Species Croton astroites Ait. -- wild marrow 
                         Species Croton betulinus Vahl -- beechleaf croton 
                         Species Croton bonplandianus Baill. -- Bonpland's croton 
                         Species Croton californicus Muell.-Arg. -- California croton 
                         Species Croton capitatus Michx. -- doveweed, hogweed, hogwort, woolly croton, wooly croton 
                         Species Croton cerinus Muell. Arg.  
                         Species Croton ciliatoglandulifer Ortega -- bush croton, Mexican croton 
                         Species Croton cortesianus Kunth -- Cortez's croton 
                         Species Croton coryi Croizat -- Cory's croton 
                         Species Croton corylifolius Lambert  
                         Species Croton craspedotrichus Griseb.  
                         Species Croton dioicus Cav. -- grassland croton 
                         Species Croton discolor Willd. -- lechecillo 
                         Species Croton elliottii Chapman -- Elliott's croton 
                         Species Croton eluteria (L.) Sw. -- cascarilla 
                         Species Croton fishlockii Britt. -- Fishlock's croton 
                         Species Croton flavens L. -- yellow croton 
                         Species Croton fruticulosus Engelm. ex Torr. -- bush croton, shrubby croton 
                         Species Croton glandulosus L. -- vente conmigo 
                         Species Croton heterocarpus Muell. Arg. -- croton 
                         Species Croton heteropleurus Urban  
                         Species Croton humilis L. -- pepperbush 
                         Species Croton impressus Urban -- Puerto Rico croton 
                         Species Croton incanus Kunth -- Torrey's croton 
                         Species Croton leucophyllus Muell.-Arg. -- twocolor croton 
                         Species Croton lindheimeranus Scheele  
                         Species Croton lindheimerianus Scheele -- three-seed croton, threeseed croton 
                         Species Croton linearis Jacq. -- grannybush 
                         Species Croton lobatus L. -- lobed croton 
                         Species Croton lucidus L. -- firebush 
                         Species Croton michauxii G.L. Webster -- Michaux's croton, narrowleaf rushfoil 
                         Species Croton microcarpus Ham. -- money croton 
                         Species Croton monanthogynus Michx. -- oneseeded croton, prairie tea, prairie-tea 
                         Species Croton monogynus Urban  
                         Species Croton origanifolius Lam.  
                         Species Croton ovalifolius Vahl -- yerba 
                         Species Croton parksii Croizat -- Parks' croton 
                         Species Croton poecilanthus Urban -- sabinon 
                         Species Croton pottsii (Klotzsch) Muell.-Arg. -- leatherweed, leatherweed croton 
                         Species Croton punctatus Jacq. -- gulf croton 
                         Species Croton rigidus (Muell.-Arg.) Britt. -- yellow balsam 
                         Species Croton ripensis Kanehira & Hatusima -- croton 
                         Species Croton sagraeanus Muell. Arg.  
                         Species Croton sancti-lazari Croizat -- TransPecos croton 
                         Species Croton setigerus Hook. -- croton, dove weed, doveweed 
                         Species Croton soliman Cham. & Schlecht. -- Soliman's croton 
                         Species Croton sonorae Torr. -- Sonoran croton 
                         Species Croton stenophyllus Griseb. -- West Indian croton 
                         Species Croton suaveolens Torr. -- scented croton 
                         Species Croton texensis (Klotzsch) Muell.-Arg. -- croton, doveweed, goatweed, skunkweed, Texas croton 
                         Species Croton tiglium L. -- purging croton 
                         Species Croton trinitatis Millsp. -- roadside croton 
                         Species Croton viminalis Griseb.  
                         Species Croton wigginsii L.C. Wheeler -- Wiggins' croton 
                         Species Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster -- two-fruit rushfoil, Willdenow's croton 
       

 References
       
  Expert(s):    
  Expert: John Kartesz  
  Notes: Biota of North America Project (BONAP), University of North Carolina   
  Reference for: Croton   
       
  Other Source(s):    
  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes:    
  Reference for: Croton   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 4.0.4)  
  Acquired: 1996   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Croton   
       
  Source: The PLANTS Database, database (version 5.1.1)  
  Acquired: 2000   
  Notes: National Plant Data Center, NRCS, USDA. Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA. http://plants.usda.gov   
  Reference for: Croton   
       
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