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Croton fruticulosus
Also called Encinilla, Hierba Loca, Shrubby Croton
Bush croton is a much-branched, semi-woody shrub or subshrub of dry scrub in the southwestern US and northern Mexico. It is a hardy desert native that needs sun, sharp drainage and little water.
Croton fruticulosus, the bush croton, is a species of shrub or subshrub mainly growing in dry scrub. Occurring in the southwestern United States and northern Mexico, it belongs to the family Euphorbiaceae.
In the USA, Croton fruticulosus occurs only from southeastern Arizona through southern New Mexico, into Texas as far east as the Edwards Plateau. In northern Mexico, it is native to the states of Chihuahua, Coahuila, Durango, Hidalgo, Nuevo León, Querétaro, San Luis Potosí, and Tamaulipas.
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The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
