Status: Native
Synonyms:
Croton corymbulosus Engelmann
Croton eremophilus Wooton & Standley
Lasiogyne pottsii Klotzsch
Croton pottsii is a perennial roadside herb with gray green leaves and stems. The pistillate flowers have no petals. The petals on the staminate flowers are small, white and ciliate.
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Croton pottsii, photo Russ Kleinman, Ridge Road at the Grant County/Silver City airport, September 12, 2009
Croton pottsii, closeup of leaf, photo Russ Kleinman, Ridge Road at the Grant County/Silver City airport, September 12, 2009
Croton pottsii, 1x macro of adaxial (upper) leaf surface, photo Russ Kleinman, Ridge Road at the Grant County/Silver City airport, September 12, 2009
Croton pottsii, pistillate flowers going to fruit, photo Russ Kleinman, Ridge Road at the Grant County/Silver City airport, September 12, 2009
Croton pottsii, staminate flowers (one pistillate flower visible below), photo Russ Kleinman, Ridge Road at the Grant County/Silver City airport, September 12, 2009
Croton pottsii, macro of staminate flower, photo Russ Kleinman, Ridge Road at the Grant County/Silver City airport, September 12, 2009
Croton pottsii, macro of pistillate flower, photo Russ Kleinman, Ridge Road at the Grant County/Silver City airport, September 12, 2009
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