Native Plants
Digital Herbaria
Sesbania drummondii
Sesbania drummondii (Rydb.) Cory
Rattlebush, Rattlebox, Poisonbean
Fabaceae (Pea Family)
USDA Symbol: SEDRUSDA Native Status: L48 (N)
Specimen & Label Data
Sesbania drummondii
Rattlebush
Fabaceae
Location: Mitchell Lake, Polder #2, South San Antonio.Latitude: 0.000000
Habitat: Full sun. Well drained clay. Among Poaceae.
Description: Shrub, 1+ m tall, erect, much branched from axils. Leaves alternate, evenly pinnate, 10+ cm long. Leaflets 20+, about 6x20 mm. Peduncle less than 5 cm. Flowers 10+, papillionaceous, yellow. Immature fruit present (a legume).
County: Bexar
Collector: Harry Cliffe
Collection Date: May 30, 1992
Specimen number: 424
Herbarium Owner: NPSOT
Herbarium ID: 0611
Accession Date: Nov 23, 1993
Accession Number: 44
Annotations: SCXXB