Croton glandulosus var. arenicola |
Croton glandulosus var. floridanus |
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sand croton |
vente conmigo |
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Habit | Plants 1–2 dm. | Plants 1–2 dm. |
Stems | densely stellate-hairy, hairs appressed, radii equal. |
sparsely stellate-hairy, hairs appressed, radii equal, central radius lacking. |
Leaves | petiole apical glands sessile, circular when dry, 0.2 mm diam.; blade 0.7–3.5 × 0.5–1.5 cm, length mostly 2 times width or less, firm-thick, marginal teeth rounded, both surfaces densely stellate-hairy; base obscurely 3-veined. |
petiole apical glands sessile, circular when dry, 0.2–0.3 mm diam.; blade 0.6–1.5(–3) × 0.5–1.2 cm, length mostly 2 times width or less, membranous, marginal teeth rounded, both surfaces glabrate; base markedly 3-veined. |
Croton glandulosus var. arenicola |
Croton glandulosus var. floridanus |
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Phenology | Flowering year-round. | Flowering year-round. |
Habitat | Beaches, old fields, disturbed sites, sandy waste places. | Beaches, sand dunes, old fields, disturbed sites, waste places. |
Elevation | 0–50 m. (0–200 ft.) | 0–50 m. (0–200 ft.) |
Distribution |
FL |
FL |
Discussion | Variety arenicola is restricted to Miami-Dade, Monroe, and Palm Beach counties. A. M. Ferguson (1901) treated a collection of this variety as Croton betulinus Vahl, but that is a distinct, perennial species from the West Indies. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Variety floridanus grows in Broward, Collier, Lee, Manatee, Martin, and Pinellas counties. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 12, p. 215. | FNA vol. 12, p. 216. |
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Synonyms | C. arenicola | C. floridanus |
Name authority | (Small) B. W. van Ee, P. E. Berry & Ginzbarg: Harvard Pap. Bot. 14: 49. (2009) | (A. M. Ferguson) R. W. Long: Rhodora 72: 22. (1970) |
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