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Crotalaria purshii DC.
Pursh's rattlebox

       
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Crotalaria purshii DC.

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Synonyms:
Crotalaria purshii DC.

  CRCU8 Crotalaria cuneifolia Raf., nom. illeg.
  CRLA19 Crotalaria laevigata Pursh
  CRLI Crotalaria linearis (Michx.) Raf.
  CRLO9 Crotalaria longipes Raf.
  CRPUB Crotalaria purshii DC. var. bracteolifera Fernald
  CRSAL Crotalaria sagittalis L. var. linearis Michx.
 

Distribution:
Crotalaria purshii DC.

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Distribution Map Legend

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USA (AL, FL, GA, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, TX, VA)
 

Related Taxa:
Crotalaria purshii DC.

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 56 species in Crotalaria
 

Classification:
Crotalaria purshii DC.

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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 purshii DC. – Pursh's rattlebox
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Crotalaria purshii DC.

This plant 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 protected plant list for that location.

Tennessee:
Pursh's rattlebox              Possibly Extirpated, Endangered
 

Noxious Weed Information:
Crotalaria purshii DC.

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 purshii DC.

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. 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.
 

More Accounts and Images:
Crotalaria purshii DC.

View species account 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 26576.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

 
 
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