Crotalaria purshii
| Crotalaria purshii | |
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| photo by Gil Nelson | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Division: | Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants |
| Class: | Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae ⁄ Leguminosae |
| Genus: | Crotalaria |
| Species: | C. purshii |
| Binomial name | |
| Crotalaria purshii DC. | |
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| Natural range of Crotalaria purshii from USDA NRCS Plants Database. | |
Contents
Description
Common Name: Pursh's rattlebox
Distribution
Ecology
It is a legume.[1]
Habitat
It can live in temperatures ranging from 10 to 28 degrees Celsius with an average of 115 cm of rain annually.[2] It occurs in grassy pineland communities[1] such as loblolly pine communities.[2]
Phenology
Crotalaria purshii was observed flowering in sandhill and flatwood forests.[3]
Seed dispersal
Seed bank and germination
Fire ecology
Pollination
Use by animals
It is consumed by bobwhite quail.[1]
Diseases and parasites
Conservation and Management
Cultivation and restoration
Photo Gallery
References and notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Graham, E. H. (1941). Legumes for erosion control and wildlife. Washington, USDA
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Miller, J. H. and K. V. Miller (1999). Forest plants of the southeast, and their wildlife uses Champaign, IL, Southern Weed Science Society.
- ↑ Platt, W. J., Gregory W. Evans, and Mary M. Davis (1988). "Effects of Fires Season on Flowering of Forbs and Shurbs in Longleaf Pine Forests." Oecologia 76(3): 353-363.
