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Crotalaria spectabilis

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Crotalaria spectabilis
Habit
Close-up of flower
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Spermatophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Crotalaria
Species:
C. spectabilis
Binomial name
Crotalaria spectabilis
Synonyms[1]
List
    • Crotalaria alatipes Raf.
    • Crotalaria leschenaultii Macfad.
    • Crotalaria lupiniflora Graham
    • Crotalaria lupinifolia Steud.
    • Crotalaria macrophylla Weinm.
    • Crotalaria retzii Hitchc.
    • Crotalaria sericea Retz.
    • Crotalaria spectabilis subsp. parvibracteata Niyomdham

Crotalaria spectabilis, the showy rattlebox or showy rattlepod, is a species of flowering plant in the pea family Fabaceae. It is native to the Indian Subcontinent, southern China, and Southeast Asia.[1] It is a perennial herb that grows up to 0.6–1.5 m (24–59 in) tall.[2] It grows in montane grasslands, along forest edges, and within meadows.[2][3] It was introduced (originally as a green manure) to most of the world's tropics and subtropics and is now a serious agricultural pest species.[4] It is toxic to livestock, causing liver damage.[5]

Ecology

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Crotalaria spectabilis is insect pollinated and is recorded to have been visited in northern Florida by Lasioglossum apopkense. [6]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Crotalaria spectabilis Roth". Plants of the World Online. Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Crotalaria spectabilis in Flora of China @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org. Retrieved 2023-02-23.
  3. ^ Florida State University Robert K. Godfrey Herbarium database. URL: [http://herbarium.bio.fsu.edu]. Last accessed: May 2023. Collectors: Loran C. Anderson, E. Arrington, D. Burch, Craig Chappell, Andre F. Clewell,  J. A. Duke, Susan H. Elam, D. W. Hall, James W. Hardin, Stan Hutto, R. Karl, Ed Keppner, Lisa Keppner, Gary R. Knight, R. Komarek, Robert L. Lazor, K. MacClendon, Travis MacClendon, Sidney McDaniel, Herbert Monoson, Gary H. Morton, D. H. Rembert, Gary Schultz, D. B. Ward, S. S. Ward, and R. L. Wilbur. States and counties: Alabama: Pike. Florida: Alachua, Bay, Calhoun, Clay, Dixie, Franklin, Gadsden, Gulf, Hardee, Holmes, Jackson, Jefferson, Leon, Okaloosa, Suwannee, Wakulla, and Washington. Georgia: Grady and Thomas. Mississippi: Clarke. North Carolina: Bertie, Cumberland, New Hanover, and Onslow. South Carolina: Lexington and Richland.
  4. ^ "Datasheet Crotalaria spectabilis (showy rattlepod)". Invasive Species Compendium. CAB International. 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  5. ^ "Details Crotalaria, rattlepod". Guide to Poisonous Plants. Colorado State University. 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
  6. ^ Ulyshen, M. D., K. Robertson, S. Horn, and C. Dixon. 2024. Characterization of the bee community and pollination network in a southeastern U.S. pine savanna. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution 12:1403602.


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