Croton pottsii (Klotzsch) Müll.Arg. is a plant in the Euphorbiaceae family, order Malpighiales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Croton pottsii (Klotzsch) Müll.Arg.

Croton pottsii (Klotzsch) Müll.Arg.

Croton pottsii is a named perennial forb with distinct leaf, flower traits, named for John Potts of the Chihuahua Mint.

Family
Genus
Croton
Order
Malpighiales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Croton pottsii (Klotzsch) Müll.Arg.

Croton pottsii (Klotzsch) Müll.Arg. is a perennial forb. It has ovate to elliptic shaped leaves that are dusty green, a coloration caused by the presence of stellate hairs. Its flowers may be unisexual or bisexual, and all lack petals. This species is named after John Potts, who worked as the manager of the Chihuahua Mint.

Photo: (c) Joey Santore, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Joey Santore · cc-by-nc

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Malpighiales Euphorbiaceae Croton

More from Euphorbiaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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