Gilaganchi / Hairy Rattlepod
Crotalaria hirsuta
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Telangana, Arunachal Pradesh, Gujarat & more
- Flowering
- September-April
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Crotalaria hirsuta
- Genus
- Crotalaria
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Open deciduous forest, also in grasslands
- Distribution
- India, Himalayas, Myanmar
- Found in India
- Telangana, Arunachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Uttarakhand
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-April
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Simple (single blade)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Hirsute (coarsely hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Gilaganchi 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 Gilaganchi itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Kannada
- ಗಿಲಗಂಚಿ Gilaganchi, ತನ್ನೆಲೆ Tannele
About Gilaganchi
A member of the Fabaceae family, Hairy Rattlepod (Crotalaria hirsuta) is a low shrub. In India it has been recorded in Telangana, Arunachal Pradesh, Gujarat and 3 other states. It grows in open deciduous forest, also in grasslands. Flowering and fruiting run from September to April.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Gilaganchi belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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