Native Plants
Digital Herbaria
Croton texensis
Croton texensis (Klotzsch) Müll. Arg.
Texas Croton, Doveweed, Texas Goatweed
Euphorbiaceae (Spurge Family)
USDA Symbol: CRTE4USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Specimen & Label Data
Croton texensis
Texas Croton
Euphorbiaceae
Location: 2 km E. of IH-37 in extreme S. Bexar County.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Full sun, nominal moisture, deep sand. Among various Poaceae.
Description: Erect, 55 cm annual, stout taproot. Leaves to 2.5 cm long x .6 cm wide, lanceolate, rounded basally. Petiole to 1/4 length of leaf. Infloresence a terminal raceme 2-3 cm long.
County: Bexar
Collector: Robert N. Nelson
Collection Date: Aug 31, 1996
Specimen number: 5
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 1085
Accession Date: Nov 13, 1996
Accession Number: 93
Annotations: MC-RB (In flower) [staminate]