Croton

Croton may refer to:

• Crotoneae, a tribe of the flowering plant subfamily Crotonoideae
• Croton (plant), a plant genus of the family Euphorbiaceae
  • Croton capitatus, also known as the woolly croton
  • Croton hancei, a species of Croton endemic to Hong Kong
• Caperonia, a genus of plants of the family Euphorbiaceae commonly known as "false croton"
• Codiaeum variegatum, an ornamental plant in the genus Codiaeum, formerly classified in the genus Croton, and commonly called "croton"
• German cockroach (Blattella germanica), known as the Croton bug

• Croton or Kroton, ancient Crotone, a city in Calabria
• Crotone Airport, an airport serving the above city
• Province of Crotone, a province in Calabria

• Croton-on-Hudson, New York, a village in Westchester County
  • Croton–Harmon (Metro-North station)
  • Croton North Railroad Station
  • Croton Point, a peninsula in the Hudson River
• Croton Falls, a hamlet in North Salem, New York
  • Croton Falls (Metro-North station)
• New Croton reservoir, in Westchester County
  • New Croton Dam, the dam creating the above reservoir
    • New Croton aqueduct, a water distribution system constructed for New York City
      • Old Croton Aqueduct, a water distribution system constructed for New York City which was replaced by the above aqueduct
        • Old Croton Trail, following the path of the Old Croton Aqueduct
    • Old Croton Dam, a historic dam that the above dam has replaced
• Croton Gorge Park, in Westchester County
• Croton River, a tributary of the Hudson River
• Croton Falls Reservoir, in Putnam County
• Croton Expressway, a freeway in Westchester County

• Croton Dam (Michigan), on the Muskegon River
• Croton Township, Michigan, in Newaygo County
• Croton, New Jersey
• Hartford, Ohio, a village whose post office is named Croton, Ohio
• Croton Creek, in Texas

• Croton oil (Crotonis Oleum), an oil prepared from the seeds of Croton tiglium
• Crotonaldehyde, or 2-butenal, an unsaturated aldehyde
• Crotonic acid, trans-2-butenoic acid,
• Battle of Crotona, 204 BC
• F.C. Crotone, a football club based in Crotone, Italy