Birdflower
Crotalaria laburnifolia
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Arunachal Pradesh, Karnataka
- Flowering
- August-April
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Crotalaria laburnifolia
- Genus
- Crotalaria
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Dry deciduous and open forests, also along river banks and wasteland
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Tropical Africa, Southeast Asia, Malaysia, Philippines, N-E Australia
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Arunachal Pradesh, Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-April
- 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 Birdflower 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 Birdflower itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Birdflower
Birdflower (Crotalaria laburnifolia) belongs to the Fabaceae family, where it grows as a low shrub. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu, Arunachal Pradesh and Karnataka. It grows in dry deciduous and open forests, also along river banks and wasteland. Flowering and fruiting run from August to April.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Birdflower belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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