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Family: Fabaceae
rabbitbells
[ Crotalaria hookeriana A. DC., moreCrotalaria leptoclona S. Schauer, Crotalaria linaria Small, Crotalaria maritima Chapman, Crotalaria maritima var. linaria (Small) H. Senn, Crotalaria ovalis (Michx.) Pursh, Crotalaria rotundifolia var. brachytricha Sprague & Riley, Crotalaria rotundifolia var. linaria (Small)Fernald & B.G.Schub., Crotalaria sagittalis var. oblonga Michx.] |
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)
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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