Croton

Croton may refer to:

Biology

 * 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

In Italy

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

In New York

 * 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

Elsewhere

 * 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

Other uses

 * 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