Scientific Name | Croton lindheimeri (Croton capitatus var. lindheimeri) | USDA PLANTS Symbol | CRCAL2 |
Common Name | Hogwort, Lindheimer's Hogwort, Woolly Goatweed | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 511813 |
Family | Euphorbiaceae (Spurge) | Flora of North America Ref. | Click Here |
Description | Habitat: Dry prairies, overgrazed pastures, rocky hills, open woodlands, and roadsides; usually sandy or limestone soils. Plant: Annual 8 to 40 inches tall, branched; yellow-brown stem hairs on newer growth, becoming smooth. Leaves: Pale-green ovate-lanceolate blades 1/1/4 to 2-3/4 inches long; margins entire, sharply pointed tips; petioles longer (up to 2-3/4 inches) below, becoming much shorter (about 1/2-inch long) near branch tips. Inflorescence: Small blossoms in short racemes 0.6 to 1.2 inches long; staminate (male) flowers with 7 to 12 stamens, 5 hairy sepals and petals; pistillate (female) flowers with 7 to 8 sepals, 3 styles and no petals. Fruit: Mostly round capsules about 1/4-inch diameter, 3-seeded. Bloom Period: May to December. References: Flora of North America, Shinner and Mahler's Illustrated Flora of North Central Texas, and Kansas Wildflowers. |
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Texas Status: Native |
Banner photo of Castilleja indivisa and Lupinus ssp. taken along FM 1323 north of Johnson City, Blanco County
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