Croton capitatus lindheimeri
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Plant Description: Annual to 120 cm or higher with gray-green ovate to oblong-lanceolate leaves 3-12 cm long, alternate. Racemes with female flowers below the male. Flowers 6-9 lobed. Pla t covered in star-shaped hairs on stems and both sides of leaves and flowers.
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Occurrence: Common in sandy prairies, openings, and waste places, often a pasture weed. Typically growing in sandy soils at the coast and inland
Bloom Period: May-December
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