Typical of the Fabaceae family
Crotalaria hebecarpa
Fuzzy Fruited Rattlepod गोधडी
Marathi name · See all regional names ↓
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Telangana, Maharashtra, Gujarat & more
- Flowering
- July-December
Fuzzy Fruited Rattlepod in regional languages
Find the name you know, then compare it with the botanical profile. Columns list recorded aliases; they are not paired translations. A Latin spelling appears only when it is present in the source record.
| Language | Regional script | Recorded Latin spelling |
|---|---|---|
| Marathi | गोधडी | Not recorded |
See the original recorded names
- Marathi
- गोधडी
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes Assam, India, West Himalaya Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: Indian Subcontinent.
- Recorded habitat
- Dry deciduous forests, scrub jungles and plains
- Explore nearby plants
- Telangana →Maharashtra →Gujarat →
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How to identify Fuzzy Fruited Rattlepod
Identify Fuzzy Fruited 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: July-December.
- In India, compare location records such as Telangana, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan and nearby regions.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Crotalaria hebecarpa
- Genus
- Crotalaria
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Dry deciduous forests, scrub jungles and plains
- Native to
- India, Sri Lanka
- Distribution
- South Asia
- Found in India
- Telangana, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- July-December
- 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 Fuzzy Fruited 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 Fuzzy Fruited Rattlepod itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Fuzzy Fruited Rattlepod
Fuzzy Fruited Rattlepod (Crotalaria hebecarpa) is a herb in the Fabaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Telangana, Maharashtra, Gujarat and 3 other states. It grows in dry deciduous forests, scrub jungles and plains. Flowering and fruiting run from July to December.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Fuzzy Fruited Rattlepod belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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