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Photographer: Emmet J. Judziewicz
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Family Euphorbiaceae
Croton glandulosus L. var. septentrionalis Müll.Arg.
sand croton, tooth-leaved croton, tropical croton, vente conmigo
Croton: from the Greek word kroton meaning "a tick" because of the way the seeds look in some members of the family
glandulosus: glandular
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| Status: | Introduced - naturalized |
| Plant: | annual, 8"-24" tall, roughly hairy forb with milky juice |
| Flower: | 4 - 5-parted, female flowers with 4 sepals and 4 petals, male flower with 5 sepals and no petals |
| Leaf: | narrowly oblong, coarsely toothed with 1 or 2 glands where the blade and stalk meet |
| Habitat: | dry; in sandy soil mostly near the Wisconsin River |
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