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Crotalaria spectabilis Roth
showy rattlebox

       
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Crotalaria spectabilis Roth

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Synonyms:
Crotalaria spectabilis Roth

  CRRE10 Crotalaria retzii Hitchc.
  CRSE13 Crotalaria sericea Retz., nom. illeg.
 

Distribution:
Crotalaria spectabilis Roth

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Distribution Map Legend

See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:

USA (AL, AR, FL, GA, HI, IL, LA, MO, MS, NC, OK, SC, TN, TX, VA), USA+ (PR)
 

Related Taxa:
Crotalaria spectabilis Roth

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 56 species in Crotalaria
 

Classification:
Crotalaria spectabilis Roth

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Rosidae
Order Fabales
Family Fabaceae – Pea family
Genus Crotalaria L. – rattlebox
Species Crotalaria spectabilis Roth – showy rattlebox
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Crotalaria spectabilis Roth

The related entity italicized and indented above is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete noxious weed list for that location, or click here for a composite list of all Federal and State Noxious Weeds.

Arkansas:
Crotalaria
crotalaria              Noxious weed
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Crotalaria spectabilis Roth

showy rattlebox
Crotalaria
crotalaria

This plant and the related entity italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

STATE        Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
SWSS        Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
 

Introduced Information:
Crotalaria spectabilis Roth

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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More Accounts and Images:
Crotalaria spectabilis Roth

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 26580.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 

Related Web Sites:
Crotalaria spectabilis Roth

Invasive Plant Atlas of the Midsouth (IPAMS)

Poisonous Plants of the Southern United States

 
 
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