Accession Data
Jatropha cathartica
Common Name: Baseball Plant
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Country of Origin: SC. U.S.A. to NE. Mexico
Description: Syn. Jatropha berlandieri Torr.
Accession Data
Accession #: 201700060
Accession Date: 2017-07-26
Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering
Location: 2213
Quantity: 1
Source: Ken Mosher
Culture: It is deciduous, losing both stems and leaves, and spends the winter in a dormant state. It will grow in sun or shade, but will rot in a cold, damp environment.4
Classification
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: eurosid I
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
SubFamily: Crotonoideae
Tribe: Jatropheae
Flowering Data:
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References
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Thursday, July 27, 2017.
- WCSP (2016). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Thursday, July 27, 2017.
- Jatropha cathartica at ARS-GRIN. Last accessed on Thursday, July 27, 2017.
- Jatropha cathartica at Wikipedia. Last accessed on Thursday, July 27, 2017.
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