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Astraea lobata (Linnaeus) Klotzsch. Common name: Lobed Croton. Phenology: Jun-Nov. Habitat: Pine rocklands and rockland hammocks, also disturbed areas. Distribution: S. FL; West Indies; Mexico, Central America, and sc. South America.

Origin/Endemic status: Native

Synonymy ⓘ: = Fl2, FNA12, K4, Mex, Silva & Cordeiro (2020); = Croton lobatus L. — Bah, WH3. Basionym: Croton lobatus L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Astraea lobata - FNA12

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: UPL (name change)

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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