Contains 15 accepted taxa overall.
Characteristics
Classification
Citation
CROTALARIA Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 714. 1753, nom. cons.
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TYPE: Crotalaria lotifolia Linnaeus, typ. cons.
Species
| Scientific Name | Common Name | Herbarium Specimens | Status | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crotalaria alata | WINGED RATTLEBOX | Not Native | ||
| Crotalaria avonensis | AVON PARK RATTLEBOX; AVON PARK HAREBELLS | Native Rare-State Endangered-US | ||
| Crotalaria incana | SHAKESHAKE | Not Native FACU (NWPL) | ||
| Crotalaria juncea | SUNN HEMP | Not Native | ||
| Crotalaria lanceolata | LANCELEAF RATTLEBOX | Not Native | ||
| Crotalaria ochroleuca | SLENDERLEAF RATTLEBOX | Not Native | ||
| Crotalaria pallida var. obovata | SMOOTH RATTLEBOX | Not Native FACU (NWPL) | ||
| Crotalaria pumila | LOW RATTLEBOX | Native | ||
| Crotalaria purshii | PURSH'S RATTLEBOX | Native | ||
| Crotalaria retusa | RATTLEWEED | Not Native UPL (NWPL) | ||
| Crotalaria rotundifolia | RABBITBELLS | Native FACU (NWPL) | ||
| Crotalaria spectabilis | SHOWY RATTLEBOX | Not Native FACU (NWPL) | ||
| Crotalaria trichotoma | WEST INDIAN RATTLEBOX | Not Native | ||
| Crotalaria verrucosa | BLUE RATTLEBOX | Not Native | ||
| Crotalaria virgulata subsp. grantiana | GRANT'S RATTLEBOX | Not Native |
Identification Key
1. Leaves 3-foliolate
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1. Leaves 1-foliolate
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2. Leaflets linear to linear-lanceolate
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2. Leaflets elliptic to obovate
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3. Calyx 3-3.5 mm long; corolla 8-10 mm long; fruit 2-4 cm long, 0.6-0.8 cm wide, falcate
3. Calyx 6-8 mm long; corolla 18-20 mm long; fruit (3-)4-7 cm long, 1.5-2 cm wide, generally straight
4. Petioles 1-10 mm long; leaflets 5-16(-30) mm long; fruit 8-15 mm long
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4. Petioles 12-45 mm long; larger leaflets 12-55 mm long; fruit 14-45 mm long
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5. Leaflet underside strigulose; inflorescence with 2-20 flowers; fruit 1.9-2.2 times long as wide
5. Leaflet underside glabrate to pilosulous; inflorescence with 1-3 flowers, sometimes fasciculate; fruit 1.3-1.7 times long as wide
6. Younger stems pilose to pubescent; fruit pilose
6. Younger stems strigose; fruit glabrate, puberulent, to strigulose
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7. Leaflets obovate, 1-2 times long as wide; bracts subtending flowers quickly deciduous; calyx strigulose; fruit 5-6 mm wide
7. Leaflets elliptic, 3-4 times long as wide; ca. 1 mm-long bracts subtending flowers persistent; calyx glabrous to puberulent; fruit 8-12 mm wide
8. Leaf blade ovate, abruptly narrowed and cuneate at the base; corolla white to violet
8. Leaf blade linear, elliptic, oblong, to obovate, rounded to gradually narrowed to the petiole; corolla yellow
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9. Stipules absent or not decurrent; leaf blades 0.8-8 cm wide; corolla 1.7-3.5 cm long
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9. Stipules absent or decurrent-winged; leaf blades 0.2-4(-5) cm wide; corolla 0.7-1.4 cm long
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10. Leaf blade narrowly elliptic to linear-lanceolate, 6-8 times longer than wide; fruit pubescent
10. Leaf blade obovate, 2-4 times longer than wide; fruit glabrous
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11. Leaf blade to 3.5(-4) cm wide; stipules quickly deciduous; bracts subtending flowers subulate, 1-2 mm long, often shed by anthesis
11. Leaf blade to 8 cm wide; stipules persistent, deltoid; bracts subtending flowers deltoid-ovate, 4-10 mm long, persistent
12. Leaf blades mostly 1-5 cm wide; fruit 3-4 cm long
12. Leaf blades mostly 0.2-1.5 cm wide; fruit 1-3 cm long
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13. Leaf blades linear to lanceolate (sometimes ovate towards the base), glabrous on the upper surface
13. Leaf blades linear, elliptic, to obovate, strigose on the upper surface
14. Stipules absent; keel petal apices short, only slightly twisted distally, slightly incurved back towards upper petal; pubescent style 3-3.5 mm long, curved at the base; mature fruit grayish to purplish brown
14. Stipules usually persistent, decurrent-winged along the stem; keel petal apices elongate, spirally twisted distally, projected upward and outward; pubescent style 4-7 mm long, bent at near right angle at the base; mature fruit black
Genus Synonyms
| Synonym | Full Citation | Basionym | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anisanthera | Anisanthera Rafinesque, Fl. Tellur. 2: 60. 1837. | TYPE: Non designatus. | |
| Chrysocalyx | Chrysocalyx Guillemin et al., Fl. Seneg. Tent. 157. 1831. | TYPE: Chrysocalyx ebenoides Guillemin et al. Lectotypified by Cowan, Taxon 8: 59. 1959. | |
| Clavulium | Clavulium Desvaux, Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris) 9: 407. 1826. | TYPE: Clavulium pedunculosum (Desvaux) Desvaux (Crotalaria pedunculosa Desvaux) | |
| Goniogyna | Goniogyna de Candolle, Ann. Sci. Nat. (Paris) 4: 91. Jan 1825. | TYPE: Goniogyna hebecarpa de Candolle Lectotypified by Ali, Taxon 16: 463. 1967. | |
| Heylandia | Heylandia de Candolle, Prodr. 2: 12. Nov 1825. | TYPE: Heylandia latibrosa (Linnaeus) de Candolle (Hedysarum latebrosum Linnaeus) Lectotypified by Wight & Arnott, Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. 180. 1834. | |
| Pentadynamis | Pentadynamis R. Brown, in Sturt, Narr. Exped. C. Australia 2(App.): 76. 1849. | TYPE: Pentadynamis incana R. Brown | |
| Phyllocalyx | Phyllocalyx A. Richard, Tent. Fl. Abyss. 1: 160, t. 34. 1847. | TYPE: Phyllocalyx quartinianus A. Richard | |
| Priotropis | Priotropis Wight & Arnott, Prodr. Fl. Ind. Orient. 180. 1834. | TYPE: Priotropis cytisoides Wight & Arnott | |
| Quirosia | Quirosia Blanco, Fl. Filip., ed. 2. 398. 1845. | TYPE: Non designatus. |