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Annual Croton, One-seed Croton
Croton monanthogynus
31.1117, -97.4695
Field Notes
Description:
One-seed croton is a native, warm-season annual that is also commonly named prairie-tea. It can reach several inches to 18 inches tall, depending on moisture conditions.
The plant has a taproot, many wide branches, and stems that are usually a peachy-pink-orange color. Although most members of this plant family have a three-seeded capsule or fruit, the one-seed croton has a capsule with only one seed.
One-seed croton produces many seeds for seed-eating birds but is seldom grazed by livestock.
Habitat:
Miller Springs Park is a 360-acre park located below Belton Lake, on the Leon River, in Bell County, Texas. It contains diverse riparian terrain, including limestone bluffs, estuarial wetlands, mountain cedar hilltops, and riverside cottonwood stands. Numerous trails traverse prairie-like open spaces and forests of native cedar elm, live oak, and red oaks. Recent floods have created a new canyon that reveals numerous layers of sedimentary rock and fossils. Area wildlife includes white-tail deer, red foxes, coyotes, black squirrels, armadillos, and about 200 species of birds in the course of the year.
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