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CROTON L. Sp. PL 1004 (1753). 

 Croton balsamiferus Willd. Sp. PL 4: 548 (1805). 



Growing among chapparral at the "Blind Oso." Leaves somewhat 

 viscid. A bush 3 or 4 feet high, at an altitude of 10-30 feet. 



March 21 (1477); type locality, West Indies. 

 Croton capitatus Michx. Fl. Bor. Am. 2: 214 (1803). 



Very abundant in dry ground near the Arroyo at Corpus Christi, in 

 company with Gomphrena Neallyi. 



May 30 (1800) ; type locality, " in regione Illinoensi." 

 Croton fruticulosus Engelm. ; Torr. Mex. Bound Surv. 194 (1859). 



In rich shaded ground on both banks of the Guadalupe at Kerrville. 

 The leaves on these specimens are less pubescent than those of the type, 

 probably due to the fact that the plants grew in moister and more shaded 

 situations. 



June 12 (1842); type locality, western Texas and northern Mexico. 



Croton maritimus Walt. FL Car. 239 (1788). 



In sand along the beach of Corpus Christi Bay, and the Gulf coast of 

 Mustang Island, at sea level. 



March May (1423); type locality, Carolina. 

 Croton monanthogynus Michx. Fl. Bor. Am. 2: 215 (1803). 



Very common at Kerrville along roadsides and in cultivated fields; in 

 rich ground, altitude 1650-1700 feet. Seen also at Corpus Christi. 



June 30 (1932); type locality, in Tennessee, near Nashville. 

 Croton punctatus Jacq. Coll. i : 166 (1786). 



Croton argyranthemus Michx. FL Bor. Am. 2 : 215 (1803). 



In sandy soil at Flower Bluff, altitude about 15 feet, growing among 

 the scrub oaks. 



April 9 (1547). 

 Croton suaveolens Torr. Mex. Bound. Surv. 2: 194 (1859). 



At sea level along Nueces Bay, Nueces county, among chapparral. 

 A branching bush about four feet high. 



March 12 (1429); type locality, "on the Rio Grande." 

 Croton Texensis (Klotzch) Muell. Arg. in DC. Prodr. 15 ; Part 2, 



692 (1862). 



Hendecandra Texensis Klotzch in Erichs. Archiv. i : 125 (1841). 



Common in rich, open ground about Kerrville, altitude 1650 feet. 

 Also seen at Corpus Christi and San Antonio. 



June 15 (1863); type locality, Texas. 



