Croton capitatus Michx.

Locations ofCroton capitatus Michx. in Virginia

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Family
Euphorbiaceae
Botanical Name
Croton capitatus Michx.
Common Name
Woolly Croton, Hogwort
Synonym(s)
Flora of Virginia Name/Status
Croton capitatus Michx.
Comments
Croton capitatus is a native species from South Carolina southward and well west of the Appalachians. Most occurrences in Virginia are weeds in crop fields. The Newport News City record found in 2011 in a barren powerline mimics its native habitats to the south and west.
Habitat
Fields, clearings, and roadsides; often in barren, compacted soils. Infrequent to rare in all provinces.
Native Status
Introduced

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