Native Plants
Digital Herbaria
Croton fruticulosus
Croton fruticulosus Engelm. ex Torr.
Bush Croton, Encinilla, Hierba Loca
Euphorbiaceae (Spurge Family)
USDA Symbol: CRFRUSDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Specimen & Label Data
Croton fruticulosus
Brush Croton
Euphorbiaceae
Location: N side of Canyon Lake, on Lake Is. Dr., 50 ft S of Military Dr., on Canyon Lake Island.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Plentiful in colonies on dry rocky soil.
Description: Monoecious shrub to 60cm. Single trunk, branched in upper parts. Staminate flowers: Sepals 5, light green, petals 5, white. Pistillate flowers: sepals, 5.
County: Comal
Collector: Mary Beth White
Collection Date: July 4, 1992
Specimen number: 72
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0268
Accession Date: Nov. 22, 1992
Accession Number: 19
Annotations: MCXXC