Biology:Crotalaria verrucosa

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Short description: Species of legume

Crotalaria verrucosa
Crotalaria verrucosa (Blue Rattlepod) W IMG 3297.jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Genus: Crotalaria
Species:
C. verrucosa
Binomial name
Crotalaria verrucosa
L.
Synonyms[1]

Crotalaria verrucosa, the blue rattlepod, is a species of flowering plant in the legume family, Fabaceae. This shrub belongs to the subfamily Faboideae.[2] The herb can be found in tropical and subtropical areas from in Bangladesh to Sri Lanka in South Asia, Southeast Asia, Australasia and Central America.[1]

Crotalaria verrucosa is a perennial shrub that grows to about 50 to 100 cm in height.[3]

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External links

Wikidata ☰ Q10932824 entry