Texas Croton

Common Name: Texas Croton
Species Name: Croton texensis
Family Name: Euphorbiaceae, Spurge Family


Plant Facts
Origin	Native
Duration	Annual
Distribution in the U.S.	From the Dakotas, Wyoming, and Utah south to Texas, New Mexico, Arizona and northern Mexico
Distribution in Oklahoma	Western half of the state

ID Characteristics

Field Identification Characteristics
- 1 or 2 leaves at each branching of stem
- Leaves coated in rough, fuzzy texture; shape is oblong and elliptical
- No branching below, wide and sometimes numerous branches above
- Flower heads generally noticeable and white