Crotalaria pallida var. obovata

Common Name: smooth rattlebox

Family: Fabaceae

Common Synonyms: Crotalaria obovata

USDA Hardiness Zone: 8a-11

Growth Habit: Forb/Herb, Subshrub

Origin: NA

FISC Category: -

FDACS Listed Noxious Weed: No

Introduction Date: Earliest Florida specimen available vouchered in 1934

IFAS Assessment:

• North: CAUTION
• Central: CAUTION
• South: CAUTION

Description

Smooth rattlebox forms a small shrub with alternate, trifoliate leaves. Flowers are yellow and born together closely arranged on stalks. Seeds form seedpods that dry out and rattle when touched.

Habitat

Disturbed areas

Comments

Flowers less showy, but similar, to C. spectablis

Control Methods

• Manual: NA
• Chemical: Glyphosate 41.0% L/2,4-D
• Biological: NA

Control Notes

NA

References

Sasidharan, N. 2013. Crotalaria pallida var. obovata: Details. http://eol.org/pages/2514357/details. Accessed June 13, 2017.

Dave's Garden. PlantFiles: smooth rattlebox, Crotalaria pallida var. obovata. http://davesgarden.com/guides/pf/go/74241/. Accessed June 13, 2017.

IFAS, Assessment of Non-Native Plants in Florida's Natural Areas. https://assessment.ifas.ufl.edu/assessments/crotalaria-pallida-var-obovata/. Accessed June 13, 2017.