Typical of the Fabaceae family
Crotalaria bifaria
Two-Form Rattlepod
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- August-March
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
- Fallow fields and grazing grounds
- Explore nearby plants
- Karnataka →Telangana →Andhra Pradesh →
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How to identify Two-Form Rattlepod
Identify Two-Form Rattlepod 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: August-March.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala and nearby regions.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Crotalaria bifaria
- Genus
- Crotalaria
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Fallow fields and grazing grounds
- Habitat type
- Wasteland
- Native to
- India, Sri Lanka
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Simple (single blade)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Two-Form Rattlepod 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 Two-Form Rattlepod itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Two-Form Rattlepod
Two-Form Rattlepod (Crotalaria bifaria) is a herb in the Fabaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh and 3 other states. It grows in fallow fields and grazing grounds. Flowering and fruiting run from August to March.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Two-Form Rattlepod belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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