Croton trinitatis
Roadside Croton
Also known as: Croton buchtienii Rusby +7 more
- Croton buchtienii Rusby
- Croton miquelensis A.M.Ferguson
- Croton miquelensis Ferguson ex Lanj.
- Croton miquelianus A.M.Ferguson
- Croton miquelianus Lanj., 1932
- Croton tragioides S.F.Blake
- Geiseleria corchorifolia Klotzsch
- Oxydectes chamaedrifolia (Klotzsch) Kuntze
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Euphorbiaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual or helophyte.
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Indigenous to North America and South America, Croton trinitatis (commonly known as Roadside Croton) is an annual or wetland plant belonging to the Euphorbiaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to wet tropical conditions.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Herbaceous Perennial
Plant Type
Annual
Plant Type
Aquatic Plant
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panama, Peru, Surinam, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles