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June 2025

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Crotalaria purshii DC.

This species name was first published in Prodr. 2: 124 (1825)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0000174079.

Synonyms of Crotalaria purshii DC.

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Iocaulon cuneifolia Raf. New Fl. 2: 55 (1837) wfo-0000731839
Iocaulon linearis (Michx.) Raf. New Fl. 2: 54 (1837) wfo-0000731840
Iocaulon longipes Raf. New Fl. 2: 54 (1837) wfo-0000731841
Crotalaria sagittalis var. linearis Michx. Fl. Bor.-Amer. 2: 55 (1803) wfo-0001051161
Crotalaria cuneifolia Raf. New Fl. 2: 55 (1837) wfo-0001054594
Crotalaria linearis (Michx.) Raf. New Fl. 2: 54 (1837) wfo-0001054629
Crotalaria purshii var. purshii wfo-0001061316
Crotalaria purshii var. bracteolifera Fernald Rhodora 49: 149 (1947) wfo-0001382266
Crotalaria laevigata Pursh Fl. Amer. Sept. 2: 469 (1813) wfo-1200022547
Crotalaria longipes Raf. New Fl. 2: 54 (1837) wfo-1200022553
Crotalaria parviflora Pursh Fl. Amer. Sept. 2: 469 (1813) wfo-1200022559