Croton willdenowii

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Family:	EUPHORBIACEAE
Species:	Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
Common Name:	Outcrop Rushfoil; Egg Leaf Rushfoil; Willdenow's Croton
Habitat:	**
Associated Ecological Communities:	**
Growth Habit:	Herb
Duration:	Annual
Category:	Vascular
USDA Symbol:	**
Plant Notes:	**
Taxonomic Notes:	**
Status:	Native
References:	**

** Not applicable or data not available.

Classification

Family	EUPHORBIACEAE - Spurge family
Genus	Croton
Species	Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster - Outcrop Rushfoil; Egg Leaf Rushfoil; Willdenow's Croton

Citation

Citation	Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster, Novon 2(3): 270. 1992.
Basionym:	REPLACED: Crotonopsis elliptica Willd. 1805.
Type:	USA: SOUTH CAROLINA: Muelenberg s.n. (lectotype: B). Lectotypified by Webster, Novon 2: 270. 1992.

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

Synonym	Full Citation	Basionym	Type
Croton abnormis	Croton abnormis Baillon, Etude Euphorb. 381. 1858.		Without data, Leconte s.n. (holotype: P).
Crotonopsis argentea var. elliptica	Crotonopsis argentea Pursh, var. elliptica (Willdenow) Pursh, Fl. Amer. Sept. 206. 1814.	Crotonopsis elliptica Willdenow 1805.
Heptallon aromaticum	Heptallon aromaticum Rafinesque, Sylva Tellur. 65. 1838, nom. illegit.	Crotonopsis elliptica Willdenow 1805.
Crotonopsis elliptica	Crotonopsis elliptica Willdenow, Sp. Pl. 4: 380. 1805.		SOUTH CAROLINA: Without data, Muhlenberg s.n. (lectotype: B-W). Lectotypified by G. Webster, Novon 2: 270. 1992.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Autauga, Baldwin, Bibb, Blount, Butler, Chambers, Cherokee, Choctaw, Coffee, Conecuh, Covington, Crenshaw, Cullman, DeKalb, Etowah, Franklin, Greene, Houston, Jackson, Jefferson, Lawrence, Lee, Marengo, Marion, Marshall, Pickens, Randolph, Shelby, St. Clair, Talladega, Tuscaloosa, Washington, Winston

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, SAMF, TROY, UNA, UNAF, USAM, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1880 - 2021

Barcode / Accession No.	County	Coll. Date	Collector & Collection No.	Herbarium & Herbarium Name Used
SAMF0004579	Lee	12 Jul 2005	Hansen, Curtis J. 1814	SAMF Croton willdenowii G. L. Webster
TROY000018894	Crenshaw	10 Aug 2008	Diamond, Alvin R. 19765	TROY Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
JSU122294	St. Clair	3 Sep 1982	Whetstone, R. David 12132	JSU Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
JSU122293	Randolph	7 Oct 1982	Whetstone, R. David 12708	JSU Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
UNA00021028	DeKalb	30 Aug 1898	Mohr, Charles s.n.	UNA Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
SAMF0002448	Shelby	30 Sep 2010	Davenport, Lawrence J. 4525	SAMF Croton willdenowii G. L. Webster
UNA00021027		_ Jul 1880	Mohr, Charles s.n.	UNA Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
JSU122290	Marshall	24 Jul 1992	Spaulding, Daniel D. 2417	JSU Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
TROY000018893	Butler	29 Jul 2008	Diamond, Alvin R. 19657	TROY Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
TROY000051843	Lawrence	06 Aug 2016	England, J. Kevin 6686	TROY Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
UNA00021032	Etowah	12 Jul 1949	Harvill, Jr., A.M. 5237	UNA Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
AUA_ACC_565421	Coffee	13 Aug 1973	Kral, Robert 51239	AUA Croton Michauxii G.L. Webster Var. Ellipticus (Willd.) B.W. Van Ee & P.E. Berry
AUA_ACC_3599	Marion	11 Jul 1964	Balsbaugh, Jr., E.U.	AUA Croton Michauxii G.L. Webster Var. Ellipticus (Willd.) B.W. Van Ee & P.E. Berry
AUA_ACC_70258	Covington	28 Oct 2008	Hansen, Curtis J. 3543	AUA Croton Michauxii G.L. Webster Var. Ellipticus (Willd.) B.W. Van Ee & P.E. Berry
TROY000028464	Winston	03 Oct 2008	England, J. Kevin 1325	TROY Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
AUA_ACC_11449	Randolph	4 Jul 1967	Eichlin, Thomas D. 52	AUA Croton Michauxii G.L. Webster Var. Ellipticus (Willd.) B.W. Van Ee & P.E. Berry
SAMF0002453	Randolph	13 Oct 2009	Davenport, Lawrence J. 4112	SAMF Croton willdenowii G. L. Webster
JSU122279	Cherokee	7 Sep 1986	Whetstone, R. David 15637	JSU Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
AUA_ACC_65456	Lee	12 Jul 2005	Hansen, Curtis J. 1814	AUA Croton Michauxii G.L. Webster Var. Ellipticus (Willd.) B.W. Van Ee & P.E. Berry
UWAL0056532	Winston	26 Sep 2020	England, Kevin J. 11229	UWAL Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
AUA_ACC_18095	Blount	15 Aug 1968	Kral, Robert 32397	AUA Croton Michauxii G.L. Webster Var. Ellipticus (Willd.) B.W. Van Ee & P.E. Berry
TROY000018824	Blount	07 Sep 2002	Kral, Robert 93208	TROY Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
JSU122297	Winston	18 Sep 1994	Spaulding, Daniel D. 6450	JSU Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
TROY000037556	Marengo	08 Aug 2012	England, J. Kevin 3897	TROY Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
UNA00021031	Jefferson	28 Jul 1880	Smith, Eugene A. s.n.	UNA Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
UWAL0008934	Cullman	26 Jul 2011	Davenport, L.J. 4724	UWAL Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
AUA_ACC_56643	Conecuh	30 Sep 1995	Diamond, Alvin R. 10011	AUA Croton Michauxii G.L. Webster Var. Ellipticus (Willd.) B.W. Van Ee & P.E. Berry
UWAL0007582	Winston	03 Oct 2008	England, J. Kevin 1325	UWAL Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
JSU122278	Chambers	1 Oct 1988	Nixon, Christopher F. 4294	JSU Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
UNA00073000	St. Clair	20 Sep 2011	Davenport, Lawrence J. 4890	UNA Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
UWAL0036391	Marshall	12 Aug 2017	England, J. Kevin 8366	UWAL Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
UNAF0001817	Lawrence	01 Aug 2008	Webb, David H. 6780	UNAF Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
UWAL0007583	Winston	01 Aug 2008	England, J. Kevin 868	UWAL Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
UNA00021020	DeKalb	29 Aug 1980	McDaniel, Sidney 24436	UNA Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
UWAL0007579	Etowah	27 Jul 2008	Keener, Brian R. 4700	UWAL Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
TROY000045612	Autauga	29 Sep 2016	Parker, Matthew R. 130	TROY Croton willdenowii (G.L. Webster)
SAMF0002455	Cullman	26 Jul 2011	Davenport, Lawrence J. 4724	SAMF Croton willdenowii G. L. Webster
UNA00066290	Baldwin	27 Jul 2006	Diamond, Alvin R. 16757	UNA Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
JSU122284	Etowah	19 Jun 1994	Hodge, Lesley M. 2665	JSU Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
TROY000004674	Baldwin	27 Jul 2006	Diamond, Alvin R. 16757	TROY Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
UWAL0007580	Jackson	17 Jul 2009	Keener, Brian R. 5460	UWAL Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
UWAL0031925	Blount	24 Aug 2015	Anderson, Kelly 936	UWAL Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
USAM000006614	Lee	29 Aug 1961	LeLong, Michel G. 780	USAM Pueraria thunbergiana Bentham
UWAL0001884	Randolph	13 Oct 2009	Davenport, L.J. 4112	UWAL Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
UWAL0038699	Jefferson	06 Oct 2018	England, J. Kevin 9552	UWAL Croton willdenowii G.L Webster
UWAL0014517	Cullman	02 Jul 2010	England, J. Kevin 2579	UWAL Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
UNA00021021	Cherokee	29 Aug 1980	McDaniel, Sidney 24431	UNA Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
JSU122287	Jackson	21 Sep 1997	Spaulding, Daniel D. 10012	JSU Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
TROY000028482	Etowah	27 Jul 2008	Keener, Brian R. 4700	TROY Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
SAMF0002449	Tuscaloosa	19 Oct 2010	Davenport, Lawrence J. 4580	SAMF Croton willdenowii G. L. Webster
UWAL0005690	St. Clair	21 Sep 1982	Kral, Robert 68965	UWAL Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
JSU122291	Randolph	11 Oct 1992	Ballard, J. Mark 732	JSU Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
TROY000043140	Houston	03 Sep 2015	Diamond, Alvin R. 26794	TROY Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
UWAL0011275	Marengo	08 Aug 2012	England, J. Kevin 3897	UWAL Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
TROY000032239	Jackson	17 Jul 2009	Keener, Brian R. 5460	TROY Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
UWAL0036205	Chambers	30 Jul 2013	Keener, Brian R. 8069	UWAL Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
SAMF0002450	St. Clair	20 Sep 2011	Davenport, Lawrence J. 4890	SAMF Croton willdenowii G. L. Webster
UWAL0009626	Marion	05 Oct 2010	Davenport, L.J. 4543	UWAL Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
AUA_ACC_59156	Randolph	13 Sep 2000	Hansen, Curtis J. 2000-69	AUA Croton Michauxii G.L. Webster Var. Ellipticus (Willd.) B.W. Van Ee & P.E. Berry
AUA_ACC_37980	Chambers	17 Oct 1969	Kral, Robert 37891	AUA Croton Michauxii G.L. Webster Var. Ellipticus (Willd.) B.W. Van Ee & P.E. Berry
UNA00021022	Randolph	02 Jul 1979	Haynes, Robert R. 7377	UNA Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
JSU122289	Marshall	19 Jul 1992	Spaulding, Daniel D. 2366	JSU Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
TROY000032165	Marion	09 Aug 2009	England, J. Kevin 2162	TROY Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
UWAL0009625	Jefferson	28 Sep 2010	Davenport, L.J. 4516	UWAL Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
SAMF0002452	Marion	05 Oct 2010	Davenport, Lawrence J. 4543	SAMF Croton willdenowii G. L. Webster
UWAL0033408	Lawrence	06 Aug 2016	England, J. Kevin 6686	UWAL Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
UWAL0052822	Bibb	24 Jul 2019	Keener, Brian R. 11476	UWAL Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
USAM000005954	DeKalb	29 Aug 1969	Kral, Robert 36485	USAM Crotonopsis elliptica Willdenow
JSU122281	DeKalb	11 Aug 1974	Whetstone, R. David 3528	JSU Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
UNA00021026	Tuscaloosa	18 Sep 1974	Hoener, Fred K. 1128	UNA Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
SAMF0002454	Chambers	13 Oct 2009	Davenport, Lawrence J. 4100	SAMF Croton willdenowii G. L. Webster
UNA00021029	Choctaw	_ Jul _	Mohr, Charles s.n.	UNA Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
JSU136761	Blount	12 Jul 1998	Keener, Brian R. 1232	JSU Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
UWAL0032075	Houston	03 Sep 2015	Diamond, Alvin R. 26794	UWAL Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
UWAL0053974	Tuscaloosa	11 Sep 2021	England, J. Kevin 12490	UWAL Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
UWAL0046722	Autauga	29 Sep 2016	Parker, Matthew R. 130	UWAL Croton willdenowii (G.L. Webster)
UNA00021025	Etowah	12 Jul 1949	Harvill, Jr., A.M. 5237	UNA Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
JSU122280	DeKalb	23 Jul 1975	Whetstone, R. David 5282	JSU Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
UNA00056818	Franklin	14 Jul 1956	Thomas, Joab L. 89	UNA Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
JSU122296	Washington	13 Sep 1997	Whetstone, R. David 18717	JSU Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
ALNHS00005899	Baldwin	14 Jun 2018	Barger, T. Wayne SP#3901	ALNHS Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
UWAL0053179	Bibb	17 Jun 2020	Keener, Brian R. 11843	UWAL Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
JSU122292	Randolph	11 Oct 1984	Nixon, Christopher F. 895	JSU Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
UNA00072971	Jefferson	28 Sep 2010	Davenport, Lawrence J. 4516	UNA Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
SAMF0002451	Jefferson	28 Sep 2010	Davenport, Lawrence J. 4516	SAMF Croton willdenowii G. L. Webster
UNA00021024	Pickens	24 Sep 1985	Horn, Charles N. 991	UNA Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
JSU122285	Jackson	4 Jun 1999	Brodeur, Kristin R. 1939	JSU Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
UWAL0007581	Marion	09 Aug 2009	England, J. Kevin 2162	UWAL Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
UNA00021023	Cherokee	14 Oct 1979	McDaniel, Sidney 22978	UNA Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
UWAL0036511	Tuscaloosa	30 Sep 2017	England, J. Kevin 8504	UWAL Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
UNA00021033	DeKalb	12 Sep 1947	Harper, Roland M. 4041	UNA Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
JSU122277	Bibb	14 Aug 1998	Brodeur, Kristin R. 1291	JSU Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
UNA00054366	Blount	12 Jul 1998	Keener, Brian R. 1232	UNA Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
JSU122286	Jackson	11 Jul 1993	Spaulding, Daniel D. 4984	JSU Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
TROY000018825	DeKalb	24 Sep 1980	Kral, Robert 66383	TROY Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
JSU122295	Talladega	2 Sep 1983	Whetstone, R. David 13642	JSU Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
TROY000019331	Winston	01 Aug 2008	England, J. Kevin 868	TROY Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
AUA_ACC_63796	Covington	19 Jul 2004	Diamond, Alvin R. 14499	AUA Croton Michauxii G.L. Webster Var. Ellipticus (Willd.) B.W. Van Ee & P.E. Berry
JSU122283	DeKalb	7 Sep 1986	Whetstone, R. David 15596	JSU Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
ALNHS00003239	Jackson	2 Jul 2015	Barger, T. Wayne SP#1741	ALNHS Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
JSU122282	DeKalb	16 Sep 1982	Whetstone, R. David 12402	JSU Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
UWAL0056660	Greene	24 Jun 2021	England, Kevin J. 12336	UWAL Croton willdenowii G.L Webster
AUA_ACC_53402	Jackson	23 Aug 1991	Gunn, Scott C. 2073	AUA Croton Michauxii G.L. Webster Var. Ellipticus (Willd.) B.W. Van Ee & P.E. Berry
TROY000004675	Lee	12 Jul 2005	Hansen, Curtis J. 1814	TROY Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
JSU122288	Lawrence	18 Sep 1994	Spaulding, Daniel D. 6436	JSU Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
TROY000050459	Jefferson	06 Oct 2018	England, J. Kevin 9552	TROY Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
UNA00021030	Tuscaloosa	s.d.	Smith, Eugene A. s.n.	UNA Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
UWAL0008756	St. Clair	20 Sep 2011	Davenport, L.J. 4890	UWAL Croton willdenowii G.L. Webster
AUA_ACC_65810	Butler	30 Jun 2006	Diamond, Alvin R. 16671	AUA Croton Michauxii G.L. Webster Var. Ellipticus (Willd.) B.W. Van Ee & P.E. Berry

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Keener, B.R., A.R. Diamond, T.W. Barger, L.J. Davenport, P.G. Davison, S.L. Ginzbarg, C.J. Hansen, D.D. Spaulding, J.K. Triplett, and M. Woods. 2024. Alabama Plant Atlas. [S.M. Landry and K.N. Campbell (original application development), Florida Center for Community Design and Research. University of South Florida]. University of West Alabama, Livingston, Alabama.

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