Euphorbiaceae FAMILY

Croton campestris

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

0/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Croton campestris is a n erect, sparsely-branched, perennial plant with stems that are more or less woody and can persist for several years. It can grow 10 - 50cm tall[ 1895 Title The tribe Crotoneae (Euphorbiaceae, Crotonoideae) in the Chapada dos Veadeiros, Goiás, Brazil Publication Phytotaxa 321 (1): 001-059, 2017 Author Sodré R.C. et al Website https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.321.1.1 Publisher Year 2017 ISBN 1179-3163 Description ]. The plant is often used as a medicine in Brazil, where it is usually harvested from the wild but is sometimes also cultivated[ 317 Title Mansfeld's Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Plants Publication Author Website http://mansfeld.ipk-gatersleben.de/pls/htmldb_pgrc/f?p=185:3:4292127278597336 Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description Terse details of a huge range of useful plants. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintropical

Native RangeS. America - Argentina, Paraguay, Bolivia, Brazil.

HabitatOpen fields, savannah and woodland savannah[ 1895 Title The tribe Crotoneae (Euphorbiaceae, Crotonoideae) in the Chapada dos Veadeiros, Goiás, Brazil Publication Phytotaxa 321 (1): 001-059, 2017 Author Sodré R.C. et al Website https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.321.1.1 Publisher Year 2017 ISBN 1179-3163 Description ]..