Typical of the Fabaceae family
Crotalaria angulata
Rabbit Bells
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh
- Flowering
- July-February
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes India Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: India, Sri Lanka.
- Recorded habitat
- Moist deciduous and dry deciduous forests, scrub jungles, grasslands
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- Karnataka →Madhya Pradesh →
Occurrence records show where a plant has been recorded; they do not establish that it is native there. Compare local habitat and growing conditions when choosing plants for a garden.
How to identify Rabbit Bells
Identify Rabbit Bells by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Confirm leaf type: Simple (single blade).
- Confirm leaf surface: Pubescent (softly hairy).
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow.
- Confirm fruit surface: Inflated (balloon-like).
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: July-February.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh.
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Simple (single blade)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded

Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Rabbit Bells itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
- Fruit surface
- Inflated (balloon-like)recorded
Typical of the family
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Rabbit Bells itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Rabbit Bells
Rabbit Bells (Crotalaria angulata) is a herb in the Fabaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh. It grows in moist deciduous and dry deciduous forests, scrub jungles, grasslands. Flowering and fruiting run from July to February.

Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Rabbit Bells belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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