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Fabaceae
Crotalaria

not marked as a favorite taxon Crotalaria maritima Chapman. Common name: Low Rattlebox, Rabbitbells. Phenology: Apr-Oct. Habitat: Sandy forests and woodlands, roadsides. Distribution: E. SC south to s. FL, and west to e. LA, endemic to the Southeastern Coastal Plain.

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Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = NSProv, S, S13, Ward (2010d); = Crotalaria rotundifolia J.F.Gmel. var. rotundifolia — Windler (1974); < Crotalaria angulata Mill. — F, G, RAB, misapplied; < Crotalaria rotundifolia Walter ex J.F.Gmel. — C, Fl3, FNA11.1, K4, SE3, WH3, Isely (1986b), Isely (1998); < Crotalaria rotundifolia J.F.Gmel. var. rotundifolia — POWO. Basionym: Crotalaria maritima Chapm. 1878

Links to other floras: < Crotalaria rotundifolia - FNA11.1

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Wetland Indicator Status:

  • Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain: FACU (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)
  • Northcentral & Northeast: UPL (taxonomic split from wetland indicator species)

Heliophily ⓘ: 9

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