Tiny Rattlepod
Crotalaria nana
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu & more
- Flowering
- September-April
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Crotalaria nana
- Genus
- Crotalaria
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Grasslands and patcher lands
- Habitat type
- Grassland
- Native to
- Indo-Malaysia
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Malesia
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal, Odisha
- Flowering & fruiting
- September-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 Tiny 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
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Tiny Rattlepod itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Tiny Rattlepod
Tiny Rattlepod (Crotalaria nana) belongs to the Fabaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and 2 other states. It grows in grasslands and patcher lands. Flowering and fruiting run from September to April.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Tiny Rattlepod belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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