Croton glandulosus

vente conmigo, sand croton, tooth-leaved croton, tropic croton
Family

Euphorbiaceae

Leaf Arrangement

alternate

Leaf Attachment

petiolate

Leaf Margin

serrate, toothed

Leaf Type

simple

Leaf Shape

linear, oblong, lanceolate, ovate

Growth Form

forb

Flower Color

white

Flower Petals

4, 5

Flower Month

May - October

Height (meters)

0.0 - 0.6

Milky Sap

No

Armed/Unarmed

Unarmed

Origin

native

Lifespan

annual

Growing Season

Warm season


Wetland Coefficient of Conservatism

2

Prairie Coefficient of Conservatism

1

Field Characters

Only croton with toothed leaves.

Animal Use

The following information is for the genus Croton with note that C. glandulosus, C. monanthogynus, C. capitatus and C. texensis are among the most important: Animals that eat its seeds: Ground dove, Mourning dove, Eastern white-winged dove, Attwater's's prairie chicken, Bobwhite quail, Chestnut-bellied scaled quail, Wild turkey, Redwing blackbird, Cardinal, Cowbird, American pipit, Sprague pipit, Pyrrhuloxia, Pine-woods sparrow, Prairie pocket mouse. Animals that eat the plant: White-tailed deer (Martin et al. 1951).

Habitat

Open sandy or loamy areas, open woods, prairies, pastures, fields, roadsides, and waste places.