Biology:Crotalaria sagittalis
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Short description: Species of wildflower
Crotalaria sagittalis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Fabales |
Family: | Fabaceae |
Subfamily: | Faboideae |
Genus: | Crotalaria |
Species: | C. sagittalis
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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]
References
External links
- https://www.illinoiswildflowers.info/prairie/plantx/rattlebox.htm
- http://www.missouriplants.com/Yellowalt/Crotalaria_sagittalis_page.html
Wikidata ☰ Q15453959 entry
Original source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crotalaria sagittalis.
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