Croton texensis
Species of flowering plant
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Croton texensis, commonly known as Texas croton, goat weed, skunk weed, and doveweed, is a species of plant found in the United States.
| Croton texensis | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Embryophytes |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Malpighiales |
| Family: | Euphorbiaceae |
| Genus: | Croton |
| Species: | C. texensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Croton texensis | |
Uses
Among the Zuni people, a decoction of the plant is taken for "sick stomach", as a purgative, and as a diuretic.[2] An infusion is also taken for stomachaches, for syphilis, and for gonorrhea.[3] The fresh or dried root is chewed by a medicine man before sucking snakebite and a poultice is applied to the wound.[4] The whole plant can be placed under the mattress or burned to repel bedbugs.[5]
