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Crotalaria juncea L.
sunn hemp

   
Symbol: CRJU
Group: Dicot
Family: Fabaceae
Duration: Annual
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Native Status:  
  
  
  
  



Photograph of Crotalaria juncea L.
Steve Hurst. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. India.
 
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Distribution by State:
Crotalaria juncea L.

Distributional Map for Crotalaria juncea L.
Distribution Map Legend

Crotalaria juncea L. distribution:
USA (FL, HI), USA+ (PR, VI)

County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:
FL

 

Related Taxa:
Crotalaria juncea L.

236 genera in Fabaceae, 56 species in Crotalaria
 

Classification:
Crotalaria juncea L.

     
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 juncea L. – sunn hemp
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Crotalaria juncea L.

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.

Arkansas:
Crotalaria
crotalaria Noxious weed
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Crotalaria juncea L.

Crotalaria
crotalaria

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.

STATE Assorted authors. 200_. State noxious weed lists for 46 states. State agriculture or natural resource departments.
 

Introduced Information:
Crotalaria juncea L.

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts.

 

 

 
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