Croton capitatus, known as the hogwort, woolly croton, or goatweed, is an annual plant with erect, branched stems, densely covered with light brown, wooly hairs that give it a whitish appearance. It grows in dry, open areas, especially sandy and rocky soils. It is distributed across the eastern United States. Hogwort is a host plant for the goatweed leafwing butterfly (Anaea andria).
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Woolly croton 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 lindheimeri
- Croton heptalon
- Croton leucophyllus
- Croton texensis
- Croton lindheimerianus
- Croton pottsii
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Malpighiales
- Family
- Euphorbiaceae
- Genus
- Croton
- Species
- Croton capitatus
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