Fabaceae
Pursh's rattlebox
Crotalaria purshii
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Crotalaria
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Crotalaria purshiiFabaceae
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Pursh's rattlebox
Synonyms
- Crotalaria cuneifolia Raf.
- Crotalaria laevigata Pursh
- Crotalaria linearis (Michx.) Raf.
- Crotalaria longipes Raf.
- Crotalaria parviflora Pursh
- Crotalaria purshii var. bracteolifera Fernald
- Crotalaria purshii var. purshii
- Crotalaria sagittalis var. linearis Michx.
- Iocaulon cuneifolia Raf.
- Iocaulon linearis (Michx.) Raf.
- Iocaulon longipes Raf.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.