Crotalaria rotundifolia J.F.Gmel.

  • Authority

    Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

  • Family

    Fabaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Crotalaria rotundifolia J.F.Gmel.

  • Description

    Species Description - Perennial from a slender root; stems spreading or decumbent, 1–4 dm; stipules ± reduced or wanting; racemes erect, open, few-fld. Dry, open woods and sandy soil; se. Va. to Fla., La., and tropical Amer. Summer. Our plants are var. vulgaris Windler, with ± spreading pubescence and relatively broad lvs mostly 2–3 times as long as wide. (C. angulata, probably misapplied)

  • Common Names

    low rattlebox