new one for me - id help please

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angele Jul 20, 2008

After 10 months with no measurable rain we have finally gotten some in the last week or two and the desert is recovering.
I didn't recognize this plant that I saw in a canyon near my home. There were 30 or more growing on an east facing slope. Tallest was maybe10 inches high. Perhaps this is an old favorite that I just haven't seen at this stage before. :-)
Two photos & thanks so much for your help.

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angele Jul 20, 2008

a close -up

thanks again

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frostweed Josephine, Arlington, TX(Zone 8a) Jul 21, 2008

Angele, I thin it is a Croton, but don't know which one.
Could be this one;
http://wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=CRSU7
Josephine.

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angele Jul 21, 2008

Thanks Josephine. I had looked at some Croton photos today but couldn't settle on one. I was leaning towards C. pottsii .. very glad that I was looking in the right Genus :-)
http://www.polyploid.net/swplants/pages/Croton_potts.html
I am so indecisive (unsure) with new sightings, lol

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frostweed Josephine, Arlington, TX(Zone 8a) Jul 21, 2008

I think you have the right one Angele.

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