Patagonia Wildflowers
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rattlebox
Sesbania punicea
Sesbania punicea
rattlebox Pea Family
Sesbania punicea Fabaceae
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English common name
  •rattlebox
Spanish common names
  •acacia mansa
  •café de la costa
accepted scientific name
  •Sesbania punicea (Cav.) Benth.
rules for finding collection records
  Daubentonia punicea (0)
  Sesbania punicea (439)
family name
  • Fabaceae

Category: Broadleaf Trees
Flowers: Pea shaped flowers
Petal colors: color color
Flower size is 0.8 to 1.2 inches
Leaf: Alternate, Compound
Plant Observed All Year
Native to Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay.

Plant Showiness (54%)
base map where plant found
mag select

Forest
Disturbed
Wetland
Sand
Salt Marsh
Rocky
Riparian
Meadow
Grassland
Native Plant Status
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native Native
native Not Present
Native to Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, and Uruguay.