Croton monanthogynus, is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family. The undersides are gray. It is a summer annual[1] that produces small, inconspicuous flowers, having male and female reproductive organs in the same plant. The plant is monoecious and has both male and female reproductive organs in separate clusters on the same plant. Its leaves are alternate.[2][3] It is native to the southeastern United States and the southern Great Plains. It is considered adventive in more northern states.[4] AL, AR, AZ, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NE, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV.[5][6]
The plant in is found in sunny, dry habitats, of both disturbed and high-quality areas.[7] Its common names include prairie tea, one-seed croton, dove weed, and prairie goatweed.[5] Other plant characteristics include alternate leaf arrangement, (or phyllotaxis) and a tap root. It is an annual and it has entire leaf margins, The type of fruit is a capsule, sepals exist on the flowers. The flowers are small and white. It possess glands that emit an unpleasant odor.[8] The plant may grow 6 inches to 3 feet and blooms April through September.[5] The seeds are black.[9]
The plant prefers full sun, dry conditions, and poor soil.[8]
The plant can have a bushy appearance with a flattened top. Dwarf plants may instead, grow to than 6" tall. Croton monanthogynus provides food for wildlife. These species will feed on seeds: sparrows, mourning dove , wild turkey, prairie chicken, bobwhite, and cowbird.[8]
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: CS1 maint: url-status (link) Croton monanthogynus, is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family. The undersides are gray. It is a summer annual that produces small, inconspicuous flowers, having male and female reproductive organs in the same plant. The plant is monoecious and has both male and female reproductive organs in separate clusters on the same plant. Its leaves are alternate. It is native to the southeastern United States and the southern Great Plains. It is considered adventive in more northern states. AL, AR, AZ, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MD, MI, MO, MS, NC, NE, OH, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV.
The plant in is found in sunny, dry habitats, of both disturbed and high-quality areas. Its common names include prairie tea, one-seed croton, dove weed, and prairie goatweed. Other plant characteristics include alternate leaf arrangement, (or phyllotaxis) and a tap root. It is an annual and it has entire leaf margins, The type of fruit is a capsule, sepals exist on the flowers. The flowers are small and white. It possess glands that emit an unpleasant odor. The plant may grow 6 inches to 3 feet and blooms April through September. The seeds are black.
The plant prefers full sun, dry conditions, and poor soil.
The plant can have a bushy appearance with a flattened top. Dwarf plants may instead, grow to than 6" tall. Croton monanthogynus provides food for wildlife. These species will feed on seeds: sparrows, mourning dove , wild turkey, prairie chicken, bobwhite, and cowbird.
Croton monanthogynus est une espèce de plantes du genre Croton et de la famille des Euphorbiaceae présente du centre et de l'est des États-Unis au nord-est du Mexique.
Il a pour synonymes :
Croton monanthogynus là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Đại kích. Loài này được Michx. mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1803.[1]
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Croton monanthogynus là một loài thực vật có hoa trong họ Đại kích. Loài này được Michx. mô tả khoa học đầu tiên năm 1803.