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Beach Croton
Croton punctatus
Croton punctatus, commonly called beach-tea or gulf croton, is a species of flowering plant in the spurge family (Euphorbiaceae). It is native to the Western Hemisphere, where it is found in coastal areas from the Southeastern United States south to Colombia, as well as in Bermuda and the Caribbean. Its natural habitat is on beaches and sand dunes.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 127254.