Typical of the Fabaceae family
Crotalaria pusilla
Small Rattlepod
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Telangana, Karnataka, Maharashtra & more
- Flowering
- July-January
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes India Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; accepted-name match. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: India.
- Recorded habitat
- Dry deciduous forests and scrub forests
- Explore nearby plants
- Telangana →Karnataka →Maharashtra →
Occurrence records show where a plant has been recorded; they do not establish that it is native there. Compare local habitat and growing conditions when choosing plants for a garden.
How to identify Small Rattlepod
Identify Small Rattlepod by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Confirm leaf type: Simple (single blade).
- Confirm leaf surface: Pubescent (softly hairy).
- Confirm flower colour: Yellow.
- Confirm fruit surface: Inflated (balloon-like).
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: July-January.
- In India, compare location records such as Telangana, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu.
Plant Details
Leaf characters
- Leaf type
- Simple (single blade)recorded
- Leaf surface
- Pubescent (softly hairy)recorded
Typical of the family
Characters marked “recorded” are for Small 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
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Legume
Characters marked “recorded” are for Small Rattlepod itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Small Rattlepod
Small Rattlepod (Crotalaria pusilla) is a herb in the Fabaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Telangana, Karnataka, Maharashtra and 1 other states. It grows in dry deciduous forests and scrub forests. Flowering and fruiting run from July to January.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Small Rattlepod belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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