Croton monanthogynus

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Species Distribution Map
Family:EUPHORBIACEAE
Species:Croton monanthogynus Michx.
Common Name:Prairie Tea; One Seed Croton
Habitat:**
Associated Ecological Communities:**
Growth Habit:Herb
Duration:Annual
Category:Vascular
USDA Symbol:**
Plant Notes:Prairie Tea is a native herbaceous annual in the Spurge family (Euphorbiaceae). It is native to much of Alabama in areas with clay or chalk soils derived from limestone. Prairie Tea occurs in prairies, in cedar glades, on limestone outcrops, on roadside banks, and in disturbed woodlands. It is an annual with a tap root. Stems are 1-2 feet in height. The stems are dichotomously branched from near the base. The stems are pubescent with star-shaped hairs, often with a dark brown center. Leaves are alternate, petiolate, ovate to elliptic in outline, with entire margins. The lower surface of the leaf is whitish in color and pubescent with star-shaped hairs, some with dark brown centers. The upper surface of the leaf is dark or olive green and pubescent with star-shaped hairs without dark centers. The leaves have a spicy smell when crushed. Some people describe the odor as fetid. Flowers are produced in axillary or terminal racemes. Each raceme contains 3-10 staminate flowers and 1-3 pistillate flowers. Staminate flowers have 3-5 sepals that are pubescent with star-shaped hairs on the outer surface, 3-5 white petals that are pubescent along their margins, and 3-5 stamens. The pistillate flowers have 5 sepals that are pubescent on their outer surface with star-shaped hairs, some of which have dark centers. The female flowers lack petals and have 2 styles, each of which is divided to their base. The fruit is a pendulous capsule. Prairie Tea is a larval food for Goatweed Leafwing Butterflies (Anaea andria Scudder), and the seed are consumed by many bird species.--A. Diamond
Taxonomic Notes:**
Status:Native
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Specimen: View specimen details in the Alabama Herbarium Consortium Specimen Database

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Classification

FamilyEUPHORBIACEAE - Spurge family
Genus Croton
Species Croton monanthogynus Michx. - Prairie Tea; One Seed Croton

Citation

Citation Croton monanthogynus Michaux, Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 215. 1803.
Basionym: **
Type: **

** Not applicable or data not available.

Synonyms

No synonyms exist for this species.

Specimens and Distribution

This species has been reported in the following counties by the herbaria listed. An overview of the individual specimens are provided in the table that follows. Click on the accession number to view details; click on column headers to sort; choose a county or herbaria to filter the specimen data.

Counties included on distribution map: Autauga, Bibb, Blount, Bullock, Butler, Clarke, Colbert, Dallas, Etowah, Fayette, Greene, Hale, Jackson, Jefferson, Lamar, Lawrence, Lowndes, Macon, Madison, Marengo, Marshall, Mobile, Montgomery, Morgan, Perry, Russell, Shelby, St. Clair, Sumter, Tuscaloosa, Walker, Wilcox, Winston

Counties represented by specimen data listed below:

Herbaria represented by specimen data listed below: ALNHS, AUA, JSU, TROY, UNA, UWAL

Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1881 - 2023

Barcode / Accession No. County Coll. Date Collector &
Collection No.		 Herbarium &
Herbarium Name Used		 Image
JSU122268 Marshall 30 Jul 1992 Spaulding, Daniel D.
2443		 JSU
Croton monanthogynus Michaux
UNA00020996 Tuscaloosa 18 Aug 1985 Horn, Charles N.
747		 UNA
Croton monanthogynus Michx.
UWAL0036481 Greene 28 Oct 2017 England, J. Kevin
8612		 UWAL
Croton monanthogynus Michaux
JSU122013 Bibb 7 Jun 1999 Brodeur, Kristin R.
1979		 JSU
Croton monanthogynus Michaux
AUA000043799 Madison 8 Oct 2020 Hansen, Curtis J.
7875		 AUA
Croton Monanthogynus Michx.
JSU122267 Madison 22 Sep 1995 Threlkeld, Steven J.
97		 JSU
Croton monanthogynus Michaux
JSU122261 Jackson 27 Jun 1998 Brodeur, Kristin R.
892		 JSU
Croton monanthogynus Michaux
AUA000037202 Morgan 22 Aug 2015 England, J. Kevin
5668		 AUA
Croton Monanthogynus Michx.
UNA00066932 Sumter 10 Jul 2006 Keener, Brian R.
3209		 UNA
Croton monanthogynus Michx.
AUA_ACC_38884 Wilcox 17 Jul 1982 Gunn, Scott C.
985		 AUA
Croton Monanthogynus Michx.
TROY000035162 Macon 17 Jun 2012 Diamond, Alvin R.
23095		 TROY
Croton monanthogynus Michaux
JSU122017 Colbert 8 Aug 1996 Whetstone, R. David
18356		 JSU
Croton monanthogynus Michaux
UNA00020992 Hale 17 Jul 1965 Maginness, Sherrie E.
54		 UNA
Croton monanthogynus Michx.
JSU122263 Jefferson 17 Sep 1982 Whetstone, R. David
12472		 JSU
Croton monanthogynus Michaux
TROY000018892 Marengo 04 Sep 2008 England, J. Kevin
1016		 TROY
Croton monanthogynus Michaux
JSU122016 Clarke 13 Sep 1997 Whetstone, R. David
18752		 JSU
Croton monanthogynus Michaux
UWAL0007575 Montgomery 07 Jun 2009 Diamond, Alvin R.
20758		 UWAL
Croton monanthogynus Michx.
AUA_ACC_2659 Madison 20 Jun 1965 Joyner, H.W.
 AUA
Croton Monanthogynus Michx.
JSU122266 Lawrence 27 Jun 1996 Whetstone, R. David
17890		 JSU
Croton monanthogynus Michaux
UWAL0011040 Macon 17 Jun 2012 Diamond, Alvin R.
23095		 UWAL
Croton monanthogynus Michaux
UNA00022716 Marshall 12 Jul 1956 Thomas, Joab L.
63		 UNA
Croton monanthogynus Michx.
UWAL0007578 Walker 20 Jul 2002 Keener, Brian R.
2285		 UWAL
Croton monanthogynus Michx.
TROY000004670 Bullock 28 Aug 2005 Diamond, Alvin R.
15706		 TROY
Croton monanthogynus Michaux
JSU142189 Dallas 24 May 2010 Barger, T. Wayne
OC-208		 JSU
Croton monanthogynus Michaux
UWAL0036933 Marshall 12 Aug 2017 England, J. Kevin
8360		 UWAL
Croton monanthogynus Michaux
TROY000018816 Bibb 14 Aug 2000 Kral, Robert
90126		 TROY
Croton monanthogynus Michaux
UWAL0007573 Lamar 28 Jul 2002 Keener, Brian R.
2305		 UWAL
Croton monanthogynus Michx.
UNA00053916 Blount 26 Jul 1997 Keener, Brian R.
288		 UNA
Croton monanthogynus Michx.
AUA_ACC_46824 Montgomery 1 Aug 1981 Eble, C.F.
86		 AUA
Croton Monanthogynus Michx.
TROY000031897 Montgomery 30 Jul 2010 Diamond, Alvin R.
21509		 TROY
Croton monanthogynus Michaux
UWAL0030036 Morgan 22 Aug 2015 England, J. Kevin
5668		 UWAL
Croton monanthogynus Michaux
TROY000018817 Bibb 05 Aug 2003 Diamond, Alvin R.
14058		 TROY
Croton monanthogynus Michaux
JSU122014 Bibb 31 Jul 1998 Whetstone, R. David
19616		 JSU
Croton monanthogynus Michaux
UNA00009487 Wilcox 17 Jul 1982 Gunn, Scott C.
985		 UNA
Croton monanthogynus Michx.
JSU122015 Bibb 22 Jul 1982 Whetstone, R. David
11739		 JSU
Croton monanthogynus Michaux
UNA00020993 Madison 23 Sep 1881 Mohr, Charles
s.n.		 UNA
Croton monanthogynus Michx.
JSU139585 Etowah 28 Jul 1994 Spaulding, Daniel D.
7039a		 JSU
Croton monanthogynus Michaux
UNA00064173 Jackson 27 Jun 1998 Brodeur, Kristin R.
892		 UNA
Croton monanthogynus Michx.
UWAL0031640 Lawrence 28 Jul 2009 England, J. Kevin
2138		 UWAL
Croton monanthogynus Michaux
AUA_ACC_19455 Lowndes 10 Sep 1970 Moore, Harold D.
1150		 AUA
Croton Monanthogynus Michx.
JSU122262 Jefferson 13 Jul 1984 Barber, J. Patrick
825		 JSU
Croton monanthogynus Michaux
JSU122020 Jackson 15 Jul 1998 Brodeur, Kristin R.
1032		 JSU
Croton monanthogynus Michaux
AUA000042496 Colbert 22 Aug 2013 Barger, T. Wayne
FH143		 AUA
Croton Monanthogynus Michx.
UNA00054521 Blount 06 Sep 1998 Keener, Brian R.
1613		 UNA
Croton monanthogynus Michx.
AUA_ACC_39018 Autauga 14 Jul 1982 Gunn, Scott C.
911		 AUA
Croton Monanthogynus Michx.
TROY000028081 Montgomery 07 Jun 2009 Diamond, Alvin R.
20758		 TROY
Croton monanthogynus Michaux
JSU122019 Etowah 25 Sep 1993 Spaulding, Daniel D.
4516		 JSU
Croton monanthogynus Michaux
UWAL0036718 Lamar 13 Jul 2017 England, J. Kevin
8116		 UWAL
Croton monanthogynus Michaux
UWAL0007576 Perry 30 Oct 2007 Keener, Brian R.
4005		 UWAL
Croton monanthogynus Michx.
TROY000051495 Lawrence 15 Jul 2014 England, J. Kevin
5108		 TROY
Croton monanthogynus Michaux
AUA_ACC_7413 Montgomery 1 Oct 1959 Mccabe, Tom
 AUA
Croton Monanthogynus Michx.
TROY000018674 Perry 30 Oct 2007 Keener, Brian R.
4005		 TROY
Croton monanthogynus Michaux
JSU122264 Jefferson 13 Jul 1984 Barber, J. Patrick
763		 JSU
Croton monanthogynus Michaux
TROY000037125 Bullock 07 Jun 2012 Dykes, Bailee
840		 TROY
Croton monanthogynus Michaux
AUA000040322 Colbert 22 Aug 2013 Barger, T. Wayne
FH143		 AUA
Croton Monanthogynus Michx.
UNA00058463 Hale 06 Jun 2002 Keener, Brian R.
2242		 UNA
Croton monanthogynus Michx.
AUA_ACC_65252 Lowndes 15 Aug 2005 Diamond, Alvin R.
15649		 AUA
Croton Monanthogynus Michx.
TROY000018891 Butler 06 Sep 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
18041		 TROY
Croton monanthogynus Michaux
UWAL0007571 Butler 06 Sep 2007 Diamond, Alvin R.
18041		 UWAL
Croton monanthogynus Michx.
TROY000004671 Lowndes 15 Aug 2005 Diamond, Alvin R.
15649		 TROY
Croton monanthogynus Michaux
UWAL0017248 Lawrence 15 Jul 2014 England, J. Kevin
5108		 UWAL
Croton monanthogynus Michaux
UWAL0036734 Winston 05 Aug 2017 England, J. Kevin
8326		 UWAL
Croton monanthogynus Michaux
JSU122270 Marshall 20 Sep 1986 Whetstone, R. David
15696		 JSU
Croton monanthogynus Michaux
UNA00020991 Sumter 31 Jul 1968 Thomas, Joab L.
1746		 UNA
Croton monanthogynus Michx.
UWAL0007572 Etowah 29 Jun 2008 Keener, Brian R.
4666		 UWAL
Croton monanthogynus Michx.
UNA00020994 Lowndes 28 Jun 1970 Kral, Robert
39815		 UNA
Croton monanthogynus Michx.
JSU122265 Lawrence 3 Aug 1996 Whetstone, R. David
18299		 JSU
Croton monanthogynus Michaux
UNA00009488 Autauga 14 Jul 1982 Gunn, Scott C.
911		 UNA
Croton monanthogynus Michx.
TROY000021585 Walker 20 Jul 2002 Keener, Brian R.
2285		 TROY
Croton monanthogynus Michaux
JSU122269 Marshall 14 Sep 1992 Spaulding, Daniel D.
3100		 JSU
Croton monanthogynus Michaux
UNA00058890 Blount 23 Oct 1999 Kral, Robert
88993		 UNA
Croton monanthogynus Michx.
TROY000018818 St. Clair 19 Jun 2002 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11413		 TROY
Croton monanthogynus Michaux
UWAL0007577 Sumter 10 Jul 2006 Keener, Brian R.
3209		 UWAL
Croton monanthogynus Michx.
UNA00059348 St. Clair 19 Jun 2002 Spaulding, Daniel D.
11413		 UNA
Croton monanthogynus Michx.
AUA000042620 Morgan 13 Sep 1933 Wolf, Wolfgang
 AUA
Croton Monanthogynus Michx.
AUA_ACC_56412 Mobile 15 Aug 1973 Kral, Robert
51368		 AUA
Croton Monanthogynus Michx.
UNA00054365 Blount 11 Jul 1998 Keener, Brian R.
1231		 UNA
Croton monanthogynus Michx.
UWAL0012633 Bullock 07 Jun 2012 Dykes, Bailee
840		 UWAL
Croton monanthogynus Michaux
UWAL0001806 Montgomery 30 Jul 2010 Diamond, Alvin R.
21509		 UWAL
Croton monanthogynus Michx.
JSU122271 Morgan 15 Sep 1996 Spaulding, Daniel D.
9178		 JSU
Croton monanthogynus Michaux
UWAL0050302 Montgomery 13 Jul 2020 Diamond, Alvin R.
29352		 UWAL
Croton monanthogynus Michaux
ALNHS00000528 Dallas 24 May 2010 Barger, T. Wayne
OC-208		 ALNHS
Croton monanthogynus Michx.
JSU136762 Shelby 12 Oct 1996 Spaulding, Daniel D.
9415		 JSU
Croton monanthogynus Michaux
UWAL0052820 Bibb 24 Jul 2019 Keener, Brian R.
11473		 UWAL
Croton monanthogynus Michx.
TROY000029079 Lamar 28 Jul 2002 Keener, Brian R.
2305		 TROY
Croton monanthogynus Michaux
AUA_ACC_34172 Jefferson 31 Aug 1977 Sessler, Ann H.
1863		 AUA
Croton Monanthogynus Michx.
UNA00020995 Colbert 20 Aug 1971 McDaniel, Sidney
15465		 UNA
Croton monanthogynus Michx.
AUA_ACC_47598 Russell 6 Jul 1981 Rickerl, D.
79		 AUA
Croton Monanthogynus Michx.
TROY000018819 Sumter 10 Jul 2006 Keener, Brian R.
3209		 TROY
Croton monanthogynus Michaux
AUA_ACC_63066 Bibb 5 Aug 2003 Diamond, Alvin R.
14058		 AUA
Croton Monanthogynus Michx.
UNA00073997 Jackson 25 Sep 2018 Sorrie, Bruce A.
13668		 UNA
Croton monanthogynus Michx.
AUA_ACC_41601 Jackson 4 Aug 1973 Spencer, S.K.
135		 AUA
Croton Monanthogynus Michx.
AUA_ACC_33759 Bibb 1 Oct 1977 Sessler, Ann H.
1921		 AUA
Croton Monanthogynus Michx.
UWAL0039527 Montgomery 07 Aug 2016 Diamond, Alvin R.
27605		 UWAL
Croton monanthogynus Michaux
UWAL0056258 Fayette 19 Jun 2023 England, Kevin J.
13746		 UWAL
Croton monanthogynus Michaux
JSU122018 Etowah 19 Jun 1994 Hodge, Lesley M.
2648		 JSU
Croton monanthogynus Michaux
UWAL0007574 Marengo 04 Sep 2008 England, J. Kevin
1016		 UWAL
Croton monanthogynus Michx.
TROY000050748 Lawrence 28 Jul 2009 England, J. Kevin
2138		 TROY
Croton monanthogynus Michaux
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