Biology:Crotalaria sagittalis

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Short description: Species of wildflower

Crotalaria sagittalis
Crotalaria sagittalis pod.jpg
Scientific classification edit
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

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

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
Illustration

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q15453959 entry