Typical of the Fabaceae family
Crotalaria umbellata
Crotalaria umbellata
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Found in India
- Karnataka
- Flowering
- October-March
Ecology & growing context
- Native status · Kew WCVP
- WCVP native range includes India Kew dataset ↗
Kew WCVP dataset; listed synonym of Crotalaria nana var. umbellata. Dataset matching is separate from an individual regional review. Recorded worldwide native range: India, Sri Lanka, Indo-China.
- Recorded habitat
- Open grasslands and fallow fields
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- Karnataka →
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How to identify Crotalaria umbellata
Identify Crotalaria umbellata by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a undershrub 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: October-March.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Crotalaria umbellata
- Genus
- Crotalaria
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Habit
- Undershrub
- Habitat
- Open grasslands and fallow fields
- Native to
- India, Sri Lanka
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Karnataka
- Flowering & fruiting
- October-March
- 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 Crotalaria umbellata 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 Crotalaria umbellata itself; the rest are typical of the Fabaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Crotalaria umbellata
Crotalaria umbellata is a low shrub in the Fabaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka. It grows in open grasslands and fallow fields. Flowering and fruiting run from October to March.
Fabaceae
Legume/Bean family
Crotalaria umbellata belongs to the Fabaceae family.
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