Typical of the Fabaceae family
Crotalaria hirsuta
Gilaganchi / Hairy Rattlepod ಗಿಲಗಂಚಿ
Kannada name · See all regional names ↓
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Telangana, Arunachal Pradesh, Gujarat & more
- Flowering
- September-April
Gilaganchi 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kannada | ಗಿಲಗಂಚಿ · ತನ್ನೆಲೆ | Gilaganchi, Tannele |
See the original recorded names
- Kannada
- ಗಿಲಗಂಚಿ Gilaganchi, ತನ್ನೆಲೆ Tannele
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 to Myanmar.
- Recorded habitat
- Open deciduous forest, also in grasslands
- Explore nearby plants
- Telangana →Arunachal Pradesh →Gujarat →
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How to identify Gilaganchi
Identify Gilaganchi by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a undershrub habit.
- Confirm leaf type: Simple (single blade).
- Confirm leaf surface: Hirsute (coarsely hairy).
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow.
- Confirm fruit surface: Inflated (balloon-like).
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: September-April.
- In India, compare location records such as Telangana, Arunachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh and nearby regions.
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
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
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Gilaganchi itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
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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