Tropic croton
Common Name:
croton, tropic
Scientific Name:
Croton glandulosus
Family:
Euphorbiaceae
Lifecycle:
Annual
Features
Summer annual dicot weed. Stems lanceolate with with broad point, short petiole, toothed margins. Stem greenish with rough surface, not hairy. Flowers terminal with separate male and female flowers.
Description
Common summer annual crop weed found throughout the southeastern US. Numerous subspecies with variation in leaf and stem characteristics.