Hogwort

(Croton capitatus)

Characteristics

Seedling	Leaves	Flowers	Fruit

Growing habits: Erect annual herb

Root anatomy: Fibrous roots from taproot

Leaf anatomy: Alternately arranged, simple, lanceolate, pubescent, appearing white-ish, margins entire, deciduous

Reproduction: Monoecious plants, terminal inflorescence; no petals on female flowers, 3 styles, deeply dichotomous; male flowers with 5 petals, 7-12 stamens

_{References: Weeds of the South by Charles T. Bryson and Michael S. DeFelice}