Croton pottsii is a species of plant known by the common name leatherweed. It is native to the southwestern United States and northern Mexico.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Leatherweed 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.
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Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Malpighiales
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Genus
- Croton
- Species
- Croton pottsii
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