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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Crotalaria ochroleuca
FAMILY
Fabaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Crotalaria ochroleuca
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Crotalaria ochroleuca
SYNONYMOUS WITH Native & naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the US (Isely, 1998)
Crotalaria ochroleuca
(?) (MISAPPLIED) VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 098-11-007:
Crotalaria intermedia FAMILY Fabaceae
COMMON NAME:
Slenderleaf Rattlebox
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Keith Bradley kab_c_ochroleuca_6312
April Miami-Dade County FL
Corolla pale yellow or white, exserted far beyond calyx, per Flora of China.
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Crotalaria ochroleuca
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Crotalaria ochroleuca
FAMILY
Fabaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Crotalaria ochroleuca
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Native & naturalized Leguminosae (Fabaceae) of the US (Isely, 1998)
Crotalaria ochroleuca
(?) (MISAPPLIED)
VASCULAR FLORA OF THE CAROLINAS (Radford, Ahles, & Bell, 1968) 098-11-007:
Crotalaria intermedia
FAMILY
Fabaceae
3958
Forb
Annual
Habitat: Roadsides and sandy fields, per Weakley's Flora
Non-native: Africa
Rare
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LEAVES:
Palmately compound: 3 leaflets
Mostly alternate
Petioles 1-3cm long
Petiolules ~ 1mm
Leaves do not have stipules.
FLOWER:
Summer
Pale yellow or white
Bilaterally symmetrical
5-parted campanulate calyx
5-parted papilionaceous corolla
10 stamens, monadelphous, of 2 lengths
Flowers in terminal racemes
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Legume
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