- Croton capitatus
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- For the fictional school, see Hogwarts.
Hogwort 
Hogwort Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Rosids Order: Malpighiales Family: Euphorbiaceae Subfamily: Crotonoideae Tribe: Crotoneae Genus: Croton Species: C. capitatus Binomial name Croton capitatus Croton capitatus, known as the hogwort or woolly croton, is an annual plant with erect, branched stems, densely covered with light brown, wooly hairs that give it a whitish appearance. It grows in dry, open areas, especially sandy and rocky soils. It is distributed across the southern United States, and elsewhere.
Hogwort contains croton oil, a powerful laxative.
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In fiction
In Jim Henson's Labyrinth (1986), the character Hoggle was mistakenly called, "Hogwort" by Sarah Williams (Jennifer Connelly). The character corrected her angrily.
British author J. K. Rowling did not deliberately name the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry from her Harry Potter series of books after the hogwort. It was only after the books were published that a friend reminded her of seeing the plant in the Kew Gardens many years beforehand. Rowling speculated that the name had remained in her subconscious ever since.[1]
See also
References
- ^ "Visitor's Guide to Hogwarts". The Harry Potter Lexicon. http://www.hp-lexicon.org/hogwarts/w_pl_hogwarts.html. Retrieved 20 October 2007
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Further reading
- Everitt, J.H.; Lonard, R.L., Little, C.R. (2007). Weeds in South Texas and Northern Mexico. Lubbock: Texas Tech University Press. ISBN 0-89672-614-2
Categories:- Croton
- Flora of the Southeastern United States
- Flora of Texas
- Euphorbiaceae stubs
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