Croton punctatus, commonly called beach-tea[1] or gulf croton, is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae). It is native to the Western Hemisphere, where it is found in coastal areas from the Southeastern United States south to Colombia, as well as in Bermuda and the Caribbean.[2][3] Its natural habitat is on beaches and sand dunes.[4]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Genus: | Croton |
| Species: | C. punctatus
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Croton punctatus is a dense, suffrutescent herbaceous plant. Its broad leaves have a notably silvery appearance. It produces small, inconspicuous flowers throughout the year.[1]
Croton punctatus is a self-incompatible plant because its flowers are unisexual.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b Croton punctatus The Institute for Regional Conservation
- ^ "Croton punctatus". plantsoftheworldonline.org. Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
- ^ "Croton punctatus". County-level distribution map from the North American Plant Atlas (NAPA). Biota of North America Program (BONAP). 2014. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ^ Croton punctatus Flora of North America
- ^ Lonard, Robert I.; Judd, Frank W. (January 2009). "The Biological Flora of Coastal Dunes and Wetlands: Croton punctatus N. von Jacquin". Journal of Coastal Research. 25 (1). Coastal Education & Research Foundation, Inc.: 27. doi:10.2112/07-0933.1. JSTOR 40065097 – via JSTOR.
