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Croton capitatus Michx. var. capitatus
hogwort

       
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Croton capitatus Michx. var. capitatus

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Distribution:
Croton capitatus Michx. var. capitatus

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

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)
 

Related Taxa:
Croton capitatus Michx. var. capitatus

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

Classification:
Croton capitatus Michx. var. capitatus

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

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. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wildlife Habitat Values:
Croton capitatus Michx. var. capitatus

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Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Southern Weed Science Society.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Croton capitatus Michx. var. capitatus

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 527534.

 
 
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