Texas Croton

  LATIN NAME Croton texensis LONGEVITYAnnual SEASONWarm ORIGINNative DETAILS• This plant is a weed of disturbed sites, prefers sandy to sandy loam soils.• Flowers July to September.• Croton is a monoecious plant; it has both male and female flowers.• The oil from the seed is highly toxic to livestock but provides a valuable food source for quail, mourning dove, and turkeys.• The Hopi Indians and early pioneers used the plant medicinally. QUALITY TRAITS