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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Crotalaria pallida var. obovata
FAMILY
Fabaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Crotalaria pallida var. obovata
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Crotalaria pallida var. obovata
SYNONYMOUS WITH Native & naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the US (Isely, 1998)
Crotalaria pallida var. obovata
(?) (MISAPPLIED) VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 098-11-006:
Crotalaria mucronata FAMILY Fabaceae
(?) (MISAPPLIED) Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Crotalaria striata
COMMON NAME:
Smooth Rattlebox
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June Miami-Dade County FL
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June Miami-Dade County FL
Calyx densely pubescent, bracteoles at its base. Corolla ~ 2x long as calyx, per Flora of China.
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June Miami-Dade County FL
An erect annual herb, typically 1-2m tall; leaflets obovate to elliptic-oblong, per Weakley's Flora.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Crotalaria pallida var. obovata
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Crotalaria pallida var. obovata
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Crotalaria pallida var. obovata
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Native & naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the US (Isely, 1998)
Crotalaria pallida var. obovata
(?) (MISAPPLIED)
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 098-11-006:
Crotalaria mucronata
FAMILY
Fabaceae
(?) (MISAPPLIED)
Manual of the Southeastern Flora (Small, 1933, 1938)
Crotalaria striata
2935
Forb
Perennial?
Habitat: Roadsides and fields, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Africa
Common in Coastal Plain (rare in Piedmont)
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LEAVES:
Palmately compound: 3 leaflets
Mostly alternate
Stipules bristle-like
FLOWER:
Summer/Fall
Yellow
Bilaterally symmetrical
5-lobed campanulate calyx
5-parted papilionaceous corolla
10 stamens, monadelphous, of 2 lengths
Superior ovary
Flowers in terminal racemes
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Legume
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