Croton alabamensis
{{Speciesbox
|name = Alabama croton
|image = Alabama Croton Croton alabamensis Closeup 3264px.JPG
|genus = Croton
|species = alabamensis
|status = G3
|status_system = TNC
|status_ref = <ref>{{cite web |title=Croton alabamensis'. NatureServe Explorer 2.0 |url=https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.128579/Croton_alabamensis |website=explorer.natureserve.org |access-date=6 May 2023}}</ref>
|authority = E.A. Sm. ex Chapm. |subdivision_ranks = Varieties
|subdivision =C. a. var. alabamensisC. a. var. texensis Ginzbarg
}}Croton alabamensis, known as Alabama croton, is a rare plant endemic to Texas and Alabama in the Southeastern United States. Description
The species is a semi-evergreen shrub that grows in loose, multi-stemmed thickets. It is a popular ornamental. Subspecies
There are two subspecies: Croton alabamensis var. alabamensis, or Alabama croton, is the nominate subspecies and is only found in two central Alabama counties (Warrior River, Tuscaloosa County and Cahaba River, Bibb County), and formerly Coffee County in Tennessee, where it is now extirpated. It is considered Vulnerable by NatureServe. Croton alabamensis var. texensis, or Texabama croton, is found in three counties (Bell, Coryell and Travis Counties) in Texas. It is considered Imperiled'' by NatureServe. References

alabamensis
Flora of Alabama
Flora of Texas
Plants described in 1883
Taxa named by Alvan Wentworth Chapman