Croton punctatus Jacquin. Common name: Silverleaf Croton, Beach-tea, Gulf Croton, Hierba de Jabali. Phenology: (Jan-) late May-Nov (-Dec). Habitat: Beach dune, coastal grasslands, usually with Uniola paniculata and/or Spartina patens. Distribution: NC (Dare County) south to s. FL, west to TX, and south through e. Mexico into Central and n. South America; West Indies.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Fl2, FNA12, K4, Mex, RAB, S, S13, Tx, WH3. Basionym: Croton punctatus Jacq. 1787
Links to other floras: = Croton punctatus - FNA12
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Heliophily ⓘ: 9
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Horticultural Information
Intro: Erect, shrubby annual/short-lived perennial of beach dunes and coastal grasslands; usually growing with Uniola paniculata and/or Sporobolus pumilus.
Stems: Stems solitary or in large round clumps, semi-woody, with forking branches and covered with minute, star-shaped hairs with clear to reddish centers (seen under magnification).
Leaves: Leaves alternate, long-petiolate, oval to elliptic, to 2 1/2 in. long, grayish-green above with subtly rust-colored edges and star-shaped, rust-colored hairs beneath.
Inforescence:
Flowers: Flowers in fuzzy clusters at stem ends, male and female separate; rust-colored and inconspicuous.
Fruits: Fruit a 3-lobed capsule, also with minute, star-shaped hairs.
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Height: 1-4 ft.
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description: Erect, shrubby annual/short-lived perennial of beach dunes and coastal grasslands; usually growing with Uniola paniculata and/or Sporobolus pumilus.
stems: Stems solitary or in large round clumps, semi-woody, with forking branches and covered with minute, star-shaped hairs with clear to reddish centers (seen under magnification).
leaves: Leaves alternate, long-petiolate, oval to elliptic, to 2 1/2 in. long, grayish-green above with subtly rust-colored edges and star-shaped, rust-colored hairs beneath.
inflorescence:
flowers: Flowers in fuzzy clusters at stem ends, male and female separate; rust-colored and inconspicuous.
fruits: Fruit a 3-lobed capsule, also with minute, star-shaped hairs.
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