Croton lindheimerianus var. tharpii

M. C. Johnston

SouthW. Naturalist 3: 188. 1959.

Common names: Tharp’s three-seed croton
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 12. Treatment on page 219.

Plants roughly tomentose. Leaf blades lanceolate, length mostly more than 2 times width, apex acute. Pedicels erect in fruit.


Phenology: Flowering Jul–Oct.
Habitat: Loamy or rocky flats, limestone washes.
Elevation: 1000–1600 m.

Distribution

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Ariz., Tex., Mexico (Coahuila).

Discussion

Variety tharpii is found in the flora area only in southern Arizona and western Texas.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.