1 What is
1.1 Life Span
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Caribbean, Central America, South America, Madagascar, South Africa
Europe, Asia
1.4 Types
Jatropha bullockii, Jatropha cinerea, Jatropha excisa
not available
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
Pastures, Roadsides, Warmer regions
Grassland
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
Not Available
Not Available
1.8 Sunset Zone
Not Available
2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 14, 15, 16, 17, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Upright/Erect
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
200.00 cm30.50 cm
0.54
3900
2.1.2 Minimum Width
400.00 cm30.50 cm
0.1
6350
2.2 Plant Color
2.2.1 Flower Color
White, Yellow, Red, Purple, Pink
White
2.2.2 Flower Color Modifier
2.2.3 Fruit Color
Light Green, Lime Green, Yellow, Green, Ivory
Not Available
2.2.4 Leaf Color in Spring
Green, Dark Green
Purple, Dark Green
2.2.5 Leaf Color in Summer
Green, Dark Green
Light Green
2.2.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Green, Dark Green
Purple, Dark Green
2.2.7 Leaf Color in Winter
2.3 Shape
2.3.1 Leaf Shape
Palmately Lobed
Grass like
2.4 Thorns
3 Season
3.1 Plant Season
3.2 Growing Conditions
3.2.1 Sunlight
Bright direct sunlight, Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
3.2.2 Growth Rate
3.2.3 Type of Soil
3.2.4 The pH of Soil
Slightly Alkaline
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
3.2.5 Soil Drainage
3.2.6 Bloom Time
All year
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Summer
3.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
3.3 Tolerances
4 Care
4.1 Where to Plant?
4.2 How to Plant?
Seedlings, Transplanting
Seedlings
4.3 Plant Maintenance
4.4 Watering Plants
4.4.1 Watering Requirements
Needs less watering, Water occasionally
Requires a lot of watering, Requires regular watering
4.4.2 In Summer
Drought Tolerant, Average Water
Lots of watering
4.4.3 In Spring
Less Watering
Ample Water
4.4.4 In Winter
4.5 Soil
4.5.1 Soil pH
Neutral
Acidic, Neutral, Alkaline
4.5.2 Soil Type
4.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
4.6 Sun Exposure
Bright direct sunlight, Full Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
4.7 Pruning
Prune for shortening long shoots, Prune if you want to improve plant shape
Prune to control growth
4.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, No fertilizers needed
Requires high amount of nitrogen
4.9 Pests and Diseases
Anthracnose, Leaf spot, Powdery mildew, Red blotch, Rust
Red blotch
4.10 Plant Tolerance
Drought, Drought and Salt, Heat Tolerance
Wet Site
5 Facts
5.1 Flowers
5.1.1 Flower Petal Number
5.2 Fruits
5.2.1 Showy Fruit
5.2.2 Edible Fruit
5.3 Fragrance
5.3.1 Fragrant Flower
5.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
5.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
5.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
5.4 Showy Foliage
5.5 Showy Bark
5.6 Foliage Texture
5.7 Foliage Sheen
5.8 Evergreen
5.9 Invasive
5.10 Self-Sowing
5.11 Attracts
Bees, Flying insects, Hoverflies
Not Available
5.12 Allergy
allergic conjunctivitis, Eye irritation
Asthma, conjunctivitis, Rhinitis
6 Benefits
6.1 Uses
6.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Available, Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
6.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Good for skin and hair, Removes pimples, Skin inflammation, Skin irritation
Not Available
6.1.3 Edible Uses
6.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification, Insect Repellent, No fertilizer, pesticides, or herbicides needed, Suppresses or replaces native plants, Versatility
Food for animals, Food for insects, Wildlife
6.2 Plant Benefits
6.2.1 Medicinal Uses
anti-allergy, epilepsy, Fever, Skin irritation, Skin Redness
No Medicinal Use
6.2.2 Part of Plant Used
Leaves, Sap, Seeds, Stem
Whole plant
6.2.3 Other Uses
Oil is used as fuel, Oil is used in perfume, soaps, creams, etc., Used in biomass
cultivated as pasture or hay crop, Food for animals, Food for insects
6.3 Used As Indoor Plant
6.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
6.5 Garden Design
Container, Feature Plant, Hedges, Screening, Wind Break, Topiary, Bonsai, Espalier, Tropical
Bedding Plant, Feature Plant, Groundcover
7 Scientific Name
7.1 Botanical Name
7.2 Common Name
Barbados nut, purging nut, physic nut, or JCL
Foxtail Grass
7.2.1 In Hindi
7.2.2 In German
7.2.3 In French
7.2.4 In Spanish
frailejón
Hierba de cola de zorra
7.2.5 In Greek
jatropha
αλωπέκουρου Grass
7.2.6 In Portuguese
galamaluco
grama de foxtail
7.2.7 In Polish
7.2.8 In Latin
8 Classification
8.1 Kingdom
8.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
8.3 Class
8.4 Order
8.5 Family
8.6 Genus
8.7 Clade
Dicotyledonous
Not Available
8.8 Tribe
8.9 Subfamily
Crotonoideae
Not Available
8.10 Number of Species