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Croton setigerus Hook.
dove weed

       
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Photo of Croton setigerus Hook.
©Gary A. Monroe. United States, OR, Lake Co. July 25, 2002. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.
 
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Croton setigerus Hook.

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Synonyms:
Croton setigerus Hook.

  ERSE3 Eremocarpus setigerus (Hook.) Benth.
 

Distribution:
Croton setigerus Hook.

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USA (AZ, CA, ID, NV, OR, UT, WA)
 

Related Taxa:
Croton setigerus Hook.

View 60 genera in Euphorbiaceae, 51 species in Croton
 

Classification:
Croton setigerus Hook.

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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 setigerus Hook. – dove weed
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Croton setigerus Hook.

Eremocarpus setigerus
doveweed
turkey mullein

The related entities and synonyms 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. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

WSWS        Whitson, T.D. (ed.) et al. 1996. Weeds of the West. Western Society of Weed Science in cooperation with Cooperative Extension Services, University of Wyoming. Laramie, Wyoming. 630pp.
 

Wildlife Habitat Values:
Croton setigerus Hook.

Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Martin, A.C., H.S. Zim, and A.L. Nelson. 1951. American wildlife and plants: A guide to wildlife food habits. Dover Publications, New York.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Croton setigerus Hook.

View photographs from CalPhotos.

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 506920.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

 
 
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