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''C. spectabilis'' occurs along moist shores and forest edges, as well as in meadows and annually burned pinelands. It grows in full sun in sandy, loam, or clay soils. ''C. spectabilis'' is also commonly found in mesic disturbed areas such as along roadsides and railroads, and in old fields and fallow land.  
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''C. spectabilis'' occurs along moist shores and forest edges, as well as in meadows and annually burned pinelands. It grows in full sun in sandy, loam, or clay soils. ''C. spectabilis'' is also commonly found in mesic disturbed areas such as along roadsides and railroads, and in old fields and fallow land.<ref name = fsu> 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.</ref>
<ref name = fsu> 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.</ref>
 
 
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Revision as of 08:13, 19 May 2023

Crotalaria spectabilis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta - Flowering plants
Class: Magnoliopsida - Dicots
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Crotalaria
Species: C. spectabilis
Binomial name
Crotalaria spectabilis
Roth
CROT SPEC dist.JPG
Natural range of Crotalaria spectabilis from USDA NRCS [1].

Common name: showy rattlebox

Taxonomic Notes

Synonyms:

Description

Distribution

Ecology

Habitat

C. spectabilis occurs along moist shores and forest edges, as well as in meadows and annually burned pinelands. It grows in full sun in sandy, loam, or clay soils. C. spectabilis is also commonly found in mesic disturbed areas such as along roadsides and railroads, and in old fields and fallow land.[1]

Conservation, cultivation, and restoration

Cultural use

Photo Gallery

References and notes

  1. 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.