Fabaceae

Rattlebox

Sesbania punicea (Cav.) Benth.

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Sesbania

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Rattlebox (Sesbania punicea) — FlowerPhoto: Nonbinary-Naturalist, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

English: Rattlebox
French: Flamboyant d’Hyères

Synonyms

Aeschynomene miniata Ortega
Daubentonia punicea (Cav.) DC.
Daubentonia superbissima Haage & Schmidt ex K.Koch
Daubentonia tripetiana Poit.
Daubentonia tripetii Poit.
Emerus puniceus (Cav.) Kuntze
Ormocarpum elegans G.Don
Piscidia ovalifolia Larrañaga
Piscidia ovalis Larrañaga
Piscidia punicea Cav.
Sesbania tripetii F.T.Hubb.
Sesbania tripetii (Poit.) hort. ex F.T.Hubb.
Sesbania tripetii (Poit.) Mouill.
Solulus elegans (G.Don) Kuntze

Flowers

In flower: April to September, November to December (from 539 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Subshrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: introduced

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Nonbinary-Naturalist, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: gpete, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Daniel Atha, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: hibiscoid, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Didier Descouens, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Rohit Naniwadekar, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Siddarth Machado, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: gailhampshire from Cradley, Malvern, U.K, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tony Rebelo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: SAplants, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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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.