Croton setigerus
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Eremocarpus setigerus |
Croton setigerus (formerly Eremocarpus setigerus) is a species of plant known by the common names doveweed and turkey mullein. It is native to western North America and naturalized elsewhere, including parts of Australia. This is a squat plant with furry, feltlike, heart-shaped leaves, pale gray green in color. The small green flowers are covered in soft bristles. This is sometimes kept as an outdoors houseplant as it is low and rounded and fills a pot nicely. The foliage is toxic to animals, and the crushed plants were used by Native Americans to stupefy fish and make them easy to catch. The seeds are very palatable to birds, however; the common names of the plant come from the affinity of doves and Wild Turkeys for the seeds.
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