Typical of the Fabaceae family
Crotalaria ramosissima
Unifoliate Rattle Wort
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh & more
- Flowering
- September-April
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 to Indo-China, N. Australia.
- Recorded habitat
- Plains, scrub jungles and foothills of deciduous forests
- Explore nearby plants
- Andhra Pradesh →Telangana →Madhya Pradesh →
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How to identify Unifoliate Rattle Wort
Identify Unifoliate Rattle Wort 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: September-April.
- In India, compare location records such as Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Crotalaria ramosissima
- Genus
- Crotalaria
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Plains, scrub jungles and foothills of deciduous forests
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India
- Found in India
- Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra
- 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
Characters marked “recorded” are for Unifoliate Rattle Wort 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 Unifoliate Rattle Wort itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Unifoliate Rattle Wort
Unifoliate Rattle wort (Crotalaria ramosissima) belongs to the Fabaceae family, where it grows as a herb. In India it has been recorded in Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh and 1 other states. It grows in plains, scrub jungles and foothills of deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from September to April.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Unifoliate Rattle Wort belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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