Croton capitatus Michx. is a plant in the Euphorbiaceae family, order Malpighiales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.
Croton capitatus Michx.
Croton capitatus Michx. is an annual hairy plant of the eastern US that hosts the goatweed leafwing butterfly.
Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.
Croton capitatus Michx., commonly called hogwort, woolly croton, or goatweed, is an annual plant. It has erect, branched stems that are densely covered in light brown, woolly hairs; these hairs give the plant a whitish overall appearance. It grows in dry, open locations, and particularly thrives in sandy and rocky soils. This species is distributed throughout the eastern United States. Hogwort acts as a host plant for the goatweed leafwing butterfly, Anaea andria.
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Euphorbia lurida Engelm.
Ricinus communis L.
Euphorbia rosescens E.L.Bridges & Orzell
Euphorbia xanti Engelm. ex Boiss.
Homalanthus populifolius Graham
Euphorbia trigona Mill.
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