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Croton capitatus Euphorbiaceae (Spurge) Family  Woolly Croton is also known as Goatweed, Hogwort and Doveweed. Plant is an upright annual with a taproot; white or velvety appearance especially at end of new growth; sparsely branched at base and above mid-plant. Stems are brown or pale orange and hairy. Preferred habitat is dry soils and well-drained slopes. Distribution is throughout the Escambia region. Leaves are alternate on the stem; lance-like (or heart-shaped near base); margins have no teeth and no lobes, or may have scattered teeth; velvety to touch; downy hairs above and white or golden brown beneath. Flowers are in the leaf axil; no petals; bracts appearing woolly due to dense hairs; male flowers are at top of plant and female below. Flowers occur in the summer. Fruit is a hard-coated capsule. It is reported that the plant is toxic to livestock. Some songbirds feed on the seeds during the summer.
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