Common Rattle Pod
Crotalaria retusa
Also known as Big Yellow Pupbush, Cascabelillo, Large Yellow Rattlebox, Rattlebox, Rattlewee, Wedge-Leaf Rattlepod, Yellow Lupin
About Common Rattle Pod
Crotalaria retusa is a species of flowering plant in the legume family known by various common names including devil-bean, rattleweed, shack shack, and wedge-leaf rattlepod. It is poisonous to livestock, and contaminates human food. Its original native range is unclear, probably including tropical Asia, Africa and Australia. It has been introduced as a crop plant in many tropical areas and has escaped from cultivation to become a troublesome weed; it is listed as a noxious weed in several US states, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and is listed as an invasive weed in India, Cuba, and Cocos Island. Unlike some other species of Crotalaria, it is an annual plant.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Crotalaria retusa
- Genus
- Crotalaria
- Family
- FABACEAE
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Open deciduous forests and scrub forest near moist places
- Native to
- Southeast Asia
- Distribution
- All tropics of the World
- Flowering & fruiting
- August-March
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Local Names
- Hindi
- घुनघुनिया Ghunghunia, घुनघुनिया
- Bengali
- অতসী, বনশণ
- Tamil
- கிலுகிலுப்பை Kilukiluppai
- Kannada
- Guluguluppahalli, ಗಿಜಿ ಗಿಜಿ ಗಿಡ
- Malayalam
- Matrghatini, കിലുകിലുക്കി, Crotalaria retusa
- Marathi
- Gagra, खुळखुळा
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Common Rattle Pod belongs to the Fabaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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