Croton wigginsii
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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. wigginsii
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| Binomial name | |
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Croton wigginsii is a species of croton known by the common name Wiggins' croton.
Distribution
[edit]This small gray-green shrub is native to the Sonoran Deserts of northern Mexico and Arizona, into the Colorado Desert in California where it is an inhabitant of sand dunes.
Description
[edit]Croton wigginsii is spreading shrub approaches a meter-3 feet in height. Its sparse foliage is made up of long oval-shaped leaves covered in a coating of white hairs. It is dioecious, with male plants bearing staminate flowers with thready stamens and female plants bearing pistillate flowers composed of the rounded immature fruits.
References
[edit]External links
[edit]- Jepson Manual Treatment - Croton wigginsii
- Croton wigginsii - Photo gallery
- Arizona Native Plant Society profile
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