Croton michauxii G.L. Webster. Common name: Sand Rushfoil, Michaux's Croton, Narrowleaf Rushfoil. Phenology: Jun-Oct. Habitat: Longleaf pine sandhills, disturbed sandy soils. Distribution: Se. NC and SC south to s. FL, west to TX, north in the interior to MO, IL, and IA. Fernald (1950) alleges that this species extends as far north as VA, but the documentation is unknown to me. See Ungberg (2022) for documentation of its occurrence in NC.
Origin/Endemic status: Endemic
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, Fl2, K4, NcTx, Tn, WH3, Webster (1992); = Croton michauxii G.L.Webster var. michauxii — FNA12, van Ee & Berry (2009); = Crotonopsis linearis Michx. — C, F, G, Il, RAB, S, Tx; = Crotonopsis spinosa Nash — S13. Basionym: Croton michauxii G.L.Webster 1992 "Urbasionym:" Crotonopsis linearis Michx. 1803
Links to other floras: = Croton michauxii var. michauxii - FNA12
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Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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