Fabaceae · Crotalaria

Unifoliate Rattle Wort

Crotalaria ramosissima

HerbMedicinal
Habit
Herb
Found in India
Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, Madhya Pradesh & more
Flowering
September-April

Plant Details

Scientific name
Crotalaria ramosissima
Genus
Crotalaria
Family
Fabaceae
Habit
Herb
Habitat
Plains, scrub jungles and foothills of deciduous forests
Habitat type
Forest, Scrub
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

Arrangement
Alternate
Entire margin leaf character
Margin
Entire
Pinnate venation leaf character
Venation
Pinnate

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.

Illustration representing the Fabaceae family
Botanical family

Fabaceae

Legume/Bean family

Unifoliate Rattle Wort belongs to the Fabaceae family.

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