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Croton californicus

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California Croton

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G4Apparently SecureGlobal Rank
Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.154181
Element CodePDEUP0H050
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderEuphorbiales
FamilyEuphorbiaceae
GenusCroton
Other Common Names
California croton (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Taxonomic Comments
Considered to be comprised of two varieties (Kartesz 1999); cf. Munz (1959, 1974); Hickman (1993) and Cronquist et al. (1997).
Conservation Status
Review Date2000-12-28
Change Date2000-12-28
Edition Date2000-12-28
Edition AuthorsMacBryde, Bruce
Rank Reasons
Croton californicus (which is considered to be comprised of two varieties) is in the southwestern part of the United States (middle to southern California [below 900 meters] through southern Nevada to southwestern Utah and western Arizona) and in northwestern Mexico (Baja California, Sonora and Sinaloa). It occurs in sandy (or sometimes gravelly or silty) soils of dunes, slopes, washes (flats) and arroyos, and can be frequent locally.
Ecology & Habitat
Other Nations (1)
United StatesN3
ProvinceRankNative
UtahS2Yes
CaliforniaSNRYes
NevadaS3Yes
ArizonaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (19)
California (17)
AreaForestAcres
Barker ValleyCleveland National Forest11,940
CajonSan Bernardino National Forest7,548
CalienteCleveland National Forest5,953
City CreekSan Bernardino National Forest9,997
ColdwaterCleveland National Forest8,402
Cucamonga BSan Bernardino National Forest11,933
Cucamonga CSan Bernardino National Forest4,106
Cutca ValleyCleveland National Forest14,530
Eagle PeakCleveland National Forest6,481
Hixon FlatSan Bernardino National Forest8,095
Horse Creek RidgeSan Bernardino National Forest8,969
MonoLos Padres National Forest28,141
No NameCleveland National Forest4,897
Raywood Flat BSan Bernardino National Forest11,373
Rouse HillSan Bernardino National Forest13,745
San Gabriel AddAngeles National Forest2,527
San SevaineSan Bernardino National Forest6,866
Utah (2)
AreaForestAcres
CottonwoodDixie National Forest6,754
Pine Valley MountainsDixie National Forest57,673
References (9)
  1. Cronquist, A., A.H. Holmgren, N.H. Holmgren, J.L. Reveal, P.K. Holmgren. 1997. Intermountain Flora, Volume 3, Part A Subclass Rosidae (except Fabales). The New York Botanical Gardens. Bronx, New York. 446 pp.
  2. Hickman, J. C., ed. 1993. The Jepson manual: Higher plants of California. University of California Press, Berkeley, CA. 1400 pp.
  3. Kartesz, J.T. 1988. A flora of Nevada. Ph.D. dissertation. Univ. of Nevada, Reno. 3 volumes. 1729 pp.
  4. Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
  5. Kearney, T.H., R.H. Peebles, and collaborators. 1951. Arizona flora. 2nd edition with Supplement (1960) by J.T. Howell, E. McClintock, and collaborators. Univ. California Press, Berkeley. 1085 pp.
  6. Munz, P.A. 1974. A flora of southern California. Univ. California Press, Berkeley. 1086 pp.
  7. Munz, P.A., with D.D. Keck. 1959. A California flora. Univ. California Press, Berkeley. 1681 pp.
  8. Shreve, F., and I.L. Wiggins. 1964. Vegetation and flora of the Sonoran Desert. 2 volumes. Stanford Univ. Press, Stanford. 1740 pp.
  9. Wiggins, I.L. 1980. Flora of Baja California. Stanford Univ. Press, Stanford, California. 1025 pp.