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Photographer: J. Carroll
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Family Fabaceae
Crotalaria sagittalis L.
arrowhead rattle-box, rattle-box, weedy rattle-box
Crotalaria: from Greek crotalon, meaning "rattle," referring to loose seeds inside inflated pod
sagittalis: from Latin meaning "like an arrowhead," for shape of stipules of upper leaves
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| Status: | Special Concern |
| Plant: | erect, annual, 4"-16" tall, hairy forb |
| Flower: | yellow, 5-parted, 1/8"-1/2" long; inflorescence with 2-4 short-stalked flowers per cluster (raceme); blooms June-Sept. |
| Fruit: | oblong, inflated, and mostly stalkless pod |
| Leaf: | hairy, almost stalkless, undivided, linear to lance-shaped |
| Habitat: | dry; disturbed sites |
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