Crotalaria sagittalis

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Crotalaria sagittalis
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Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Crotalaria
Species:
C. sagittalis
Binomial name
Crotalaria sagittalis
L.

Crotalaria sagittalis, known as arrowhead rattlebox or just rattlebox, is an annual wildflower native to the United States, Midwestern and Eastern states. [1] [2]

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Description

Rattlebox grows 6-12" tall with alternate, short-petiolate leaves and a yellow flower that yields a plump seed pod that will rattle when shaken. It is a member of the Crotalaria genus, which has 500 members commonly known as rattlepods . [3] [ circular reference ]

Flower Crotalaria sagittalis flower.jpg
Flower
Illustration Curtis's botanical magazine (8293274323).jpg
Illustration

References

  1. "Wildflower.org".
  2. "plants.usda.gov".
  3. wiki/Crotalaria