American Crotalaria
Crotalaria pallida
Also known as Brusquillo, Cascabelitos, Ding Ding, Salts Rattlebox, Smooth Crotalaria, Smooth Rattlepod, Streaked Rattlepod, Striped Crotalaria
UndershrubMedicinal
About American Crotalaria
Crotalaria pallida, commonly known as the smooth crotalaria, is a species of flowering plant within the family Fabaceae.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Crotalaria pallida
- Genus
- Crotalaria
- Family
- FABACEAE
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Degraded forest areas, also in the plains
- Native to
- Central America
- Distribution
- Pantropical
- Flowering & fruiting
- Throughout the year
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- san
Botanical family
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
American Crotalaria belongs to the Fabaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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