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Common name: Michaux's croton
 
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==Description==  
 
==Description==  
 
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Revision as of 14:13, 22 September 2015

Croton michauxii
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Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicotyledons
Order: Euphorbiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Genus: Croton
Species: C. michauxii
Binomial name
Croton michauxii
G.L. Webster
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Natural range of Croton michauxii from USDA NRCS Plants Database.

Common name: Michaux's croton

Taxonomic notes

Description

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

Phenology

Seed dispersal

Seed bank and germination

Fire ecology

Pollination

The following Hymenoptera families and species were observed visiting flowers of Croton michauxii at Archbold Biological Station (Deyrup 2015):

Halictidae: Lasioglossum coreopsis, L. lepidii, L. nymphalis, L. placidensis

Sphecidae: Cerceris blakei, C. tolteca, Philanthus ventilabris, Tachysphex similis

Vespidae: Microdynerus monolobus, Parancistrocerus salcularis rufulus, Stenodynerus fundatiformis, S. histrionalis rufustus, S. lineatifrons

Use by animals

Diseases and parasites

Conservation and Management

Cultivation and restoration

Photo Gallery

References and notes

Deyrup, M.A. and N.D. 2015. Database of observations of Hymenoptera visitations to flowers of plants on Archbold Biological Station, Florida, USA.