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Crotalaria spectabilis Roth
Showy rattlebox

Crotalaria spectabilis
Copyright by: John Bradford

Family: Fabaceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Herb

Perennation: Annual

Map of South Florida Locations

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Not Native, Naturalized

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Not Cultivated

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Synonyms: C. sericea.

FLORIDA KEYS Occurrence: Present

FLORIDA KEYS Native Status: Not Native, Naturalized

Map of Florida Keys Locations

Florida Keys History and Distribution: Reported in 1913 by John Kunkel Small for disturbed areas on the island of Key West.  Sparingly naturalized.  An herbarium voucher is needed for the Monroe County Keys.

Other data on Crotalaria spectabilis available from :

Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants

Crotalaria spectabilis has been reported from the following 2 conservation areas in the FLORIDA KEYS :
Occurrence Native Status
Crocodile Lake National Wildlife Refuge Present Not Native, Naturalized
Dagny Johnson Key Largo Hammocks Botanical State Park Present Not Native, Naturalized




Crotalaria spectabilis has been reported for the following habitat in THE FLORIDA KEYS :
Disturbed Upland


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Crotalaria spectabilis
Copyright by: John Bradford
Crotalaria spectabilis
Copyright by: Shirley Denton
Crotalaria spectabilis
Copyright by: Robert Grant, 2015
In habitat, Redland Farming area, Miami-Dade County,
Florida