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California Croton
( Croton californicus )
Croton californicus
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About California Croton (Croton californicus)
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Croton californicus
is a species of croton known by the common name California croton. This plant is a perennial or small shrub not exceeding a meter in height. The plant produces long oval-shaped leaves a few centimeters long and covered in a light-colored coat of hairs. This species is dioecious, with individual plants bearing either male (staminate) or female (pistillate) flowers, both only a few millimeters across. The staminate flowers are tiny cups filled with thready yellowish stamens and the pistillate flowers are the rounded, lobed immature fruits surrounded by tiny pointed sepals. This plant is native to California, Nevada, Utah, Arizona, and Baja California, where it grows in the deserts and along the coastline.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Perennial herb
Size
3.3 ft tall
Flower Color
Green
Flowering Season
Spring, Summer
Wildlife Supported
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 2
confirmed
, 4
likely
* )
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Anacampsis lacteusochrella
Anacampsis lacteusochrella
Schinia citrinellus
Schinia citrinellus
*
Gray Hairstreak
Strymon melinus
Strymon melinus
*
White-lined Sphinx
Hyles lineata
Hyles lineata
*
California Tiger Moth
Leptarctia californiae
Leptarctia californiae
*
Soybean Looper Moth
Chrysodeixis includens
Chrysodeixis includens
Landscaping Information
Sun
Full Sun
Moisture
Low
Nurseries
Carried by 5
Ease of Care
Moderately Easy
Soil Drainage
Fast
Soil Description
Prefers sand or decomposed granite
Sunset Zones
?
15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Natural Setting
Site Type
Sandy places, dunes, washes
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 2.5" - 46.1", Summer Precipitation: 0.14" - 2.31", Coldest Month: 39.3" - 62.0", Hottest Month: 59.2" - 89.5", Humidity: 0.47" - 47.01", Elevation: -191" - 6808"
Alternative Names
Common Names
: Desert Croton
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Sources include:
Wikipedia
. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the
California Consortia of Herbaria
, Sunset information provided by
Jepson Flora Project
. Propogation from seed information provided by the
Santa Barbara Botanical Garden
from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include
CalPhotos
,
Wikimedia Commons
, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include
Calflora
,
CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online
,
Jepson Flora Project
,
Las Pilitas
,
Theodore Payne
,
Tree of Life
,
The Xerces Society
, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from
PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.
Links:
Jepson eFlora Taxon Page
CalPhotos
Wikipedia
Calflora
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