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Croton alabamensis var. texensis
Also called Alabama Croton
Croton alabamensis var. texensis is a variety of Croton alabamensis that is endemic to the state of Texas in the United States. It is commonly known as the Texabama croton.
Texabama croton is valued as an ornamental plant for its attractive, spicily aromatic foliage and propensity to form airy thickets when grown in shade. If cultivated in full sun with irrigation, plants will grow into dense shrubs. Plants can be propagated from stratified seed and softwood cuttings. Cultivated specimens exist at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.
Texabama croton is restricted to the eastern Edwards Plateau and southern Cross Timbers within Travis, Bell and Coryell counties. Within this limited range, it has a very patchy distribution and is abundant in the few niches where it occurs and is absent elsewhere. In addition, it is separated from populations of the nominate variety of C. alabamensis by more than 1000 km. C. alabamensis var. texensis inhabits pockets of deep soils within forested, mesic canyons and upland oak mottes at elevations of 200 to 400 m.
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