The green links below add additional plants to the comparison table. Blue links lead to other Web sites.
enable glossary links
Photo is of parent taxon

Lindheimer's croton

Habit Plants 1–2 dm.
Stems

stellate-hairy, hairs appressed, radii equal.

Leaves

petiole apical glands stipitate, circular when dry, 0.1–0.4 mm diam.;

blade 1–2(–3) × 0.3–0.8(–1.3) cm, length mostly more than 2 times width, membranous, marginal teeth pointed, both surfaces sparsely to moderately stellate-hairy;

base obscurely 3-veined.

Croton glandulosus var. lindheimeri

Phenology Flowering May–Dec.
Habitat Old fields, roadsides, waste places.
Elevation 0–900 m. (0–3000 ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
KS; NM; OK; TX; e Mexico
[BONAP county map]
Source FNA vol. 12, p. 216.
Parent taxa Euphorbiaceae > Croton > Croton glandulosus
Sibling taxa
C. glandulosus var. arenicola, C. glandulosus var. floridanus, C. glandulosus var. pubentissimus, C. glandulosus var. septentrionalis
Synonyms C. glandulosus var. parviseminus
Name authority Müller Arg.: in A. P. de Candolle and A. L. P. P. de Candolle, Prodr. 15(2): 685. (1866)
Web links