PLANTS Profile for Croton alabamensis (Alabama croton)

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Croton alabamensis E.A. Sm. ex Chapm.
Alabama croton

Symbol:

CRAL3

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Euphorbiaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Subshrub
Shrub

Native Status:

L48

More Information:

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Croton alabamensis E.A. Sm. ex Chapm.

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Distribution:
Croton alabamensis E.A. Sm. ex Chapm.


View Native Status

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

Related Taxa:
Croton alabamensis E.A. Sm. ex Chapm.

View 60 genera in Euphorbiaceae, 51 species in Croton or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Croton alabamensis var. alabamensis
Alabama croton

Croton alabamensis var. texensis
Alabama croton

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Croton alabamensis E.A. Sm. ex Chapm.

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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 alabamensis E.A. Sm. ex Chapm. – Alabama croton

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Croton alabamensis E.A. Sm. ex Chapm.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Tennessee:
Alabama croton		Possibly Extirpated, Endangered

More Accounts and Images:
Croton alabamensis E.A. Sm. ex Chapm.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 28261.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

Time Generated: 10/23/2008 03:13 AM MDT