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Fabaceae
Crotalaria

not marked as a favorite taxon Crotalaria purshii A.P. de Candolle. Common name: Coastal Plain Rattlebox, Pursh's Rattlebox. Phenology: May-Jul; Jul-Sep. Habitat: Mesic to dry pinelands, sandy openings, roadsides. Distribution: A Southeastern Coastal Plain endemic: se. VA south to n. FL, c. peninsular FL, and west to e. LA, with scattered locations inland.

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Origin/Endemic status: Endemic

Synonymy ⓘ: = C, Fl3, FNA11.1, G, K4, NcTx, NS, POWO, RAB, S, S13, SE3, Tn, Va, W, WH3, Isely (1998), Leverett & Woods (2012), Ward (2010d); > Crotalaria purshii DC. var. bracteolifera Fernald — F; > Crotalaria purshii DC. var. purshii — F. Basionym: Crotalaria purshii DC. 1825 "Urbasionym:" Crotalaria laevigata Lam. 1814 [1813]

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

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image #1 of Crotalaria purshii© Bruce A. Sorrie | Original Image ⭷
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