Native Plants
Digital Herbaria
Croton capitatus var. lindheimeri
Croton capitatus Michx. var. lindheimeri (Engelm. & A. Gray) Müll. Arg.
Woolly Croton, Lindheimer's Hogwort, Woolly Texas Goatweed, Woolly Doveweed
Euphorbiaceae (Spurge Family)
USDA Symbol: CRCAL2USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Specimen & Label Data
Croton capitatus var. lindheimeri
Woolly Croton
Euphorbiaceae
Location: 1 km E of intersection of Hwy 16 & RR 3550, near Poteet.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Dry red clay & sand. Prosopis dominant in area.
Description: Erect annual with suffruticose lower stems, taproot, to 70 cm tall. Much branched above. Stellate-tomentose. Leaves entire, alternate, petioled, silvery-green, with prominent midvein, acute, long tapered from near base. Stipules subulate, caducous, infloresence an androgenous spike.
County: Atascosa
Collector: Louise Morrell
Collection Date: Jul 30, 1993
Specimen number: 15
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0481
Accession Date: Jul 30, 1993
Accession Number: 37
Annotations: MCXRA