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vente conmigo

Habit Plants 1–2 dm.
Stems

sparsely stellate-hairy, hairs appressed, radii equal, central radius lacking.

Leaves

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. floridanus

Phenology Flowering year-round.
Habitat Beaches, sand dunes, old fields, disturbed sites, waste places.
Elevation 0–50 m. (0–200 ft.)
Distribution
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FL
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Discussion

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. 216.
Parent taxa Euphorbiaceae > Croton > Croton glandulosus
Sibling taxa
C. glandulosus var. arenicola, C. glandulosus var. lindheimeri, C. glandulosus var. pubentissimus, C. glandulosus var. septentrionalis
Synonyms C. floridanus
Name authority (A. M. Ferguson) R. W. Long: Rhodora 72: 22. (1970)
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