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Crotalaria sagittalis
rattlebox
Shenandoah National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Crotalaria sagittalis L.
Park Preferred Common Name(s):		rattlebox
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Fabales, Family Fabaceae, Genus Crotalaria, Species Crotalaria sagittalis


Park Tags:
Habitat - Meadow
Habitat - Xeric forest
Life Form - Herb


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		VA: S5
Evidence:		0 Observations, 0 Vouchers, 2 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Big Thicket National Preserve	Buffalo National River
Chattahoochee River National Recreation Area	Chiricahua National Monument
Colonial National Historical Park	Coronado National Memorial
Cowpens National Battlefield	Cumberland Island National Seashore
Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area	Gettysburg National Military Park
Hot Springs National Park	Indiana Dunes National Park
Little River Canyon National Preserve	Mississippi National River and Recreation Areas
Missouri National Recreational River	Natchez Trace Parkway
Ozark National Scenic Riverways	Padre Island National Seashore
Petersburg National Battlefield	Prince William Forest Park
Richmond National Battlefield Park	Rock Creek Park
Saguaro National Park	Saint Croix National Scenic Riverway
Shiloh National Military Park	Valley Forge National Historical Park


Last Modified Date:	6/1/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/14/2025 6:45:28 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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