Kesal Tag / Hairy Rattlepod
Crotalaria calycina
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Assam, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- September-January
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Crotalaria calycina
- Genus
- Crotalaria
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Dry deciduous and scrub forests, also in grasslands
- Distribution
- India, Africa, Southeast Asia to Australia through Malesia
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Assam, Maharashtra, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, West Bengal
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-January
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Simple (single blade)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Kesal Tag 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
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Kesal Tag itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Marathi
- केसाळ ताग Kesal tag
About Kesal Tag
Hairy Rattlepod (Crotalaria calycina) is a herb in the Fabaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Assam, Maharashtra and 6 other states. It grows in dry deciduous and scrub forests, also in grasslands. Flowering and fruiting run from September to January.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Kesal Tag belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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