Hairy Croton
Croton hirtus
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka & more
- Flowering
- Throughout the year
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Croton hirtus
- Genus
- Croton
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Wastelands
- Habitat type
- Wasteland
- Distribution
- India, West Indies, Central and South America and Tropical Asia
- Found in India
- Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Puducherry
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf margin
- Toothed (serrate/dentate edge)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Hirsute (coarsely hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Hairy Croton itself; the rest are typical of the Euphorbiaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- GreenrecordedGreen or greenish
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Actinomorphic (radially symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Cyme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Hairy Croton itself; the rest are typical of the Euphorbiaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Hairy Croton
Hairy Croton (Croton hirtus) belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and 1 other states. It grows in wastelands. It flowers and fruits through much of the year.
Euphorbiaceae
Spurge/Euphorbia family
Hairy Croton belongs to the Euphorbiaceae family.
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