Quercus

Slenderleaf Rattlebox

Crotalaria ochroleuca

Not native to Georgia

Ecological relationships

Who uses this plant?

9CaterpillarsGenus host records with ranges including GA

Genus host records with ranges including GA · Crotalaria

  • Amyna strictaEight-Spot Moth
  • Callophrys irusThe Hoary Elfin, Bog Elfin?, Frosted Elfin
  • Gesta baptisiaeWild Indigo Duskywing, Baptisia Duskywing
  • Helicoverpa zeaCorn Earworm Moth
  • Hemiargus ceraunusCeraunus Blue, Antillean Blue
  • Phoebis sennaeCloudless Sulphur
  • Selenisa sueroidesTailpipes, Pale-Edged Selenisa Moth
  • Spodoptera frugiperdaFall Armyworm Moth
  • Utetheisa ornatrixOrnate Moth, Pink Underwing, Rattlebox Moth, Bella Moth
Shropshire & Tallamy 2025, Lepidoptera of North America north of Mexico, ZooKeys 1261 (ODbL)
—BeesSoutheastern regional records
—Specialist beesPollen specialists
2BirdsRecorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim

Recorded genus food-resource interactions; not a state feeding claim · Crotalaria

  • Columbina passerinaCommon Ground Dove
  • Zenaida macrouraMourning Dove
Hurlbert, Olsen, Sawyer & Winner 2021, Avian Diet Database, Scientific Data 8: 260 (CC0)
Growing and identification

Plant details

Family
Fabaceae

Safety has not been reviewed for this plant; check toxicity and thorns before planting.

Growing sources and scope
Also known as

Crotalaria brevidens; Crotalaria intermedia

Conservation status

Georgia rankNot available
Global rankGNR
GA statusNot verified
Federal statusNot verified

Conservation source Global and federal source

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