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Croton alabamensis
Alabama croton is a rare, semi-evergreen, multi-stemmed shrub native only to central Alabama and central Texas, grown mainly as an ornamental for its form and foliage. It is valued for drought tolerance and low maintenance, and is hardy to USDA zone 6a.
Croton alabamensis, known as Alabama croton, is a rare species of flowering plant in the spurge family, Euphorbiaceae, that is endemic to Texas and Alabama in the Southeastern United States. It has two varieties whose ranges are separated by more than 1000 km: Croton alabamensis var. alabamensis (Alabama croton) is found in two central Alabama counties, while Croton alabamensis var. texensis (Texabama croton) is found in three counties in Texas.
The Alabama croton is a semi-evergreen monoecious shrub that reaches a height of 5–35 dm. It is the northernmost shrubby species of the genus Croton in North America and the largest species of Euphorbiaceae native to North America. It is grown as an ornamental for its form and foliage and is valued for its drought tolerance, low maintenance, and herbivore resistance.
The Alabama croton is grown as an ornamental for its form and foliage and is valued for its drought tolerance, low maintenance, and herbivore resistance. Although normally forming loose clonal colonies, it can be trained as a single-trunked, dense shrub. The plant is hardy to USDA Hardiness Zone 6a. It can be propagated via layering, cuttings and stratified seeds. Cultivated specimens occur at the Mt. Cuba Center in Hockessin, Delaware, the University of Alabama Arboretum in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, the Donald E. Davis Arboretum at Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama, the Scott Arboretum at Swarthmore College in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, Birmingham Botanical Gardens, the JC Raulston Arboretum at North Carolina State University in Raleigh, North Carolina, the Brooklyn Botanic Garden, Jenkins Arboretum in Devon, Pennsylvania, Texas Discovery Gardens in Dallas, Texas, the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center in Austin, Texas, Atlanta Botanical Garden, the Sarah P.
Both varieties are found on a plateau or in foothills bordering the Atlantic Plain in limestone, shale, or dolomitic outcrops and adjacent outwashes.
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Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
