Croton coryi
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Description: Annual to 75 cm high with whitish ovate leaves 3-7 cm long. Racemes with female flowers below the male. Petals conspicuous, silvery beneath.
Field Identification: Leaves oval to elliptic waxy leaves, leathery texture, green above with silvery underside; entire margins. Flowers are small, white to yellowish, unisexual, arranged in terminal racemes
Plant Trivia: Endemic to South Texas
Occurrence: Localized on foredunes of the barrier islands, (Padre Island).
Bloom Period: June-Dec.
Plant Use: Nectar source and landscaping.
Dichotomous Key to the Genus Croton: the key to this genus for the area may be found in Plants of the Texas Coastal Bend by Roy L. Lehman, Ruth O’Bien & Tammy White.
