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Fabaceae
Crotalaria

not marked as a favorite taxon Crotalaria sagittalis Linnaeus var. sagittalis. Common name: Common Rattlebox. Phenology: Jun-Aug; Jul-Sep. Habitat: Woodlands, woodland edges, barrens, prairies, openings, fields. Distribution: Massachusetts and Vermont west to s. Michigan, s. Wisconsin, and c. Minnesota, south to c. South Carolina, s. Alabama, s. Mississippi, Texas, Mexico and Central America; West Indies.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy Comments: Nesom (2023b) treats our eastern North America taxon as C. sagittalis var. sagittalis, with var. blumeriana H. Senn far disjunct in AZ, CHH, and SON. We follow that treatment, for now.

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA11.1, NS, POWO; < Crotalaria sagittalis L. — Ar, C, G, GrPl, Il, K1, K4, Mex, Mi, Mo3, NcTx, NE, NY, Pa, RAB, S, S13, SE3, Tat, Tn, Tx, Va, W, WV, Isely (1998), Leverett & Woods (2012); > Crotalaria sagittalis L. var. oblonga Michx. — F; > Crotalaria sagittalis L. var. sagittalis — F. Basionym: Crotalaria sagittalis L. 1753

Links to other floras: = Crotalaria sagittalis var. sagittalis - FNA11.1

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