Croton capitatus Michaux. Common name: Woolly Croton, Hogwort, Capitate Croton, Goatweed. Phenology: Jul-Oct. Habitat: Glades, prairies, woodlands, fields, disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of sc. United States, the exact limits of the original native distribution unclear, perhaps something like IL west to NE, south to AL, TX, and TAM.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = Ar, F, FNA12, Il, K4, Mex, NY, S, S13, Tat, Tn, Va, van Ee & Berry (2010); = Croton capitatus Michx. var. capitatus — C, G, GrPl, Mo2, NcTx, NE, Tx; < Croton capitatus Michx. — Pa, RAB, W, WH3. Basionym: Croton capitatus Michx. 1803
Links to other floras: = Croton capitatus - FNA12
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Heliophily ⓘ: 8
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Horticultural Information
Intro: Erect annual of fields, roadsides and other open, disturbed habitats; often in barren, compacted soil.
Stems: Stems stout, somewhat branched above, white or tawny colored and densely soft-woolly.
Leaves: Leaves alternate, petiolate, narrowly triangular to lance-shaped, densely soft-woolly and often loosely folded lengthwise into a boat-shape.
Inforescence:
Flowers: Flowers in separate male and female clusters at stem ends and from upper leaf axils, small and whitish-woolly; male flowers in short, dense spikes and consisting of 5 sepals, 5 petals and 10-15 stamens; female flowers in head-like clusters below the male spikes and composed of 6-12 sepals (petals absent) and 3 divided styles.
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Comments: Native to the south-central states; may be naturalized in the eastern states.
Height: to 6 ft.
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description: Erect annual of fields, roadsides and other open, disturbed habitats; often in barren, compacted soil.
stems: Stems stout, somewhat branched above, white or tawny colored and densely soft-woolly.
leaves: Leaves alternate, petiolate, narrowly triangular to lance-shaped, densely soft-woolly and often loosely folded lengthwise into a boat-shape.
inflorescence:
flowers: Flowers in separate male and female clusters at stem ends and from upper leaf axils, small and whitish-woolly; male flowers in short, dense spikes and consisting of 5 sepals, 5 petals and 10-15 stamens; female flowers in head-like clusters below the male spikes and composed of 6-12 sepals (petals absent) and 3 divided styles.
fruits:
comments: Native to the south-central states; may be naturalized in the eastern states.
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