familyEuphorbiaceae
genusCroton
speciesCroton pottsii
varietyCroton pottsii var. thermophilus

Croton pottsii var. thermophilus

(M. C. Johnston) M. C. Johnston

SouthW. Naturalist 5: 171. 1960.

Benjamin W. van Ee, Paul E. Berry
Common names: Desert leatherweed
Conservation concern
Basionym: Croton corymbulosus var. thermophilus M. C. Johnston SouthW. Naturalist 3: 187. 1959
Synonyms: C. thermophilus (M. C. Johnston) B. L. Turner
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 12. Treatment on page 222. Mentioned on page 221.

Stems somewhat zigzag; erect radii of stellate hairs longer than lateral radii, thus pubescence appearing ± shaggy. Leaf blades usually 1–1.4 cm. Racemes mostly 0.5–0.9 cm. Styles usually 0.5–1 mm. Capsules 4 mm.


Phenology: Flowering Jul–Oct.
Habitat: Basalt and limestone hills.
Elevation: 700–1800 m.

Distribution

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Tex., Mexico (Coahuila).

Discussion

Variety thermophilus is restricted to Brewster County and nearby Mexico.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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Author
Benjamin W. van Ee +  and Paul E. Berry +
Authority
(M. C. Johnston) M. C. Johnston +
Basionyms
Croton corymbulosus var. thermophilus +
Common name
Desert leatherweed +
Distribution
Tex. +  and Mexico (Coahuila). +
Elevation
700–1800 m. +
Habitat
Basalt and limestone hills. +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
Barbara Alongi +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Phenology
Flowering Jul–Oct. +
Publication title
SouthW. Naturalist +
Publication year
1960 +
Reference
None +
Source xml
https://bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-data-curation/src/2e0870ddd59836b60bcf96646a41e87ea5a5943a/coarse grained fna xml/V12/V12 972.xml +
Special status
Conservation concern +
Synonyms
C. thermophilus +
Taxon family
Euphorbiaceae +
Taxon name
Croton pottsii var. thermophilus +
Taxon parent
Croton pottsii +
Taxon rank
variety +
Volume
Volume 12 +