Croton flavens is a species of flowering plant in the genus Croton and the family Euphorbiaceae, native to southern Mexico, the Caribbean, and Venezuela. The plant is commonly found in dry locations. It has white flowers, golden sap, and is highly aromatic. It was described by Carl Linnaeus in 1759 in Systema Naturae. Its common names include yellow balsam, copaiba, maran, rock sage, ti baume, and welensali.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Yellow Balsam being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Croton conduplicatus
- Croton heliotropiifolius
- Croton incanus
- Croton astroites
- Croton gracilipes
- Croton scouleri
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Malpighiales
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Genus
- Croton
- Species
- Croton flavens
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