Croton floridanus A. M. Ferguson, Rep. (Annual) Missouri Bot. Gard. 12: 50, plate 15. 1901

Plants 1–2 dm. Stems sparsely stellate-hairy, hairs appressed, radii equal, central radius lacking. Leaves: petiole apical glands sessile, circular when dry, 0.2–0.3 mm diam.; blade 0.6–1.5(–3) × 0.5–1.2 cm, length mostly 2 times width or less, membranous, marginal teeth rounded, both surfaces glabrate; base markedly 3-veined.

Flowering year-round. Beaches, sand dunes, old fields, disturbed sites, waste places; 0–50 m; Fla.

Variety floridanus grows in Broward, Collier, Lee, Manatee, Martin, and Pinellas counties.