Biology:Croton californicus

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Croton californicus
Croton californicus 2.jpg
Staminate flower
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Croton
Species:
C. californicus
Binomial name
Croton californicus
Muell.Arg.

Croton californicus is a species of croton known by the common name California croton. This plant is native to California , Nevada, Utah, Arizona, and Baja California, where it grows in the deserts and along the coastline.

This plant is a perennial or small shrub not exceeding a meter in height. The plant produces long oval-shaped leaves a few centimeters long and covered in a light-colored coat of hairs.

This species is dioecious, with individual plants bearing either male (staminate) or female (pistillate) flowers, both only a few millimeters across. The staminate flowers are tiny cups filled with thready yellowish stamens and the pistillate flowers are the rounded, lobed immature fruits surrounded by tiny pointed sepals.

References

  • Welsh, et al. A Utah Flora, 3rd ed. (Brigham Young University, 2003), p. 312 ISBN:0-8425-2556-4

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q774426 entry