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Texas Croton
Spurge Family : Euphorbiaceae
Latin Name : Croton texensis
Longevity : Annual
Season : Warm
Origin : Native
Value : Wildlife – good
Livestock – poor (Toxic)
Remarks :
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.
Source: USDA-NRCS
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