Crotalaria pumila Ortega. Low Rattlebox. Phen: Jan-Dec. Hab: Beach dunes, coastal grasslands, coastal strands, pine rocklands, disturbed uplands. Dist: FL peninsula; West Indies; TX, AZ, and NM south through Mexico and Central America to South America.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Other Comments: Isely discusses "regional segregates of taxonomic significance", and that FL plants are probably related to West Indian plants and differ from sw. United States and Mexican plants; study is needed.
Synonymy: = Bah, Fl3, K3, K4, Mex, S, SE3, Tx, WH3, Isely (1998); = n/a – C
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