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Crotalaria

not marked as a favorite taxon Crotalaria pumila Ortega. Common name: Low Rattlebox. Phenology: Jan-Dec. Habitat: Beach dunes, coastal grasslands, coastal strands, pine rocklands, disturbed uplands. Distribution: Florida peninsula; West Indies; Texas, Arizona, and New Mexico south through Mexico and Central America to South America.

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Origin/Endemic status: Native

Taxonomy 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, FNA11.1, K4, Mex, NS, POWO, S, S13, SE3, Tx, WH3, Isely (1998); = n/a — C, F, G. Basionym: Crotalaria pumila Ortega 1797

Links to other floras: = Crotalaria pumila - FNA11.1

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image #1 of Crotalaria pumila© Keith Bradley | Original Image ⭷
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image #3 of Crotalaria pumila© Aidan Campos source | Original Image ⭷
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