EUPHORBIACEAE

Croton monanthogynus

Common Name:  Prairie Tea, Dove Weed

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habit--Croton monanthogynus is a summer-flowering annual leaf undersides--in this species the leaves appear gray on the undersides.  What kind of venation is present?
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male flower--Croton species are monoecious, like much of the Euphorbiaceae