Crotalaria: Country Or Region Of Origin
Tropics & Subtropics
Plant Profile: Crotalaria
Taxonomy: CrotalariaNames
Crotolaria, Rattlebox, Rattleweed
Phonetic Spelling:kroh-tah-LAR-ee-ah
Genus:Crotalaria
Species:
Family:Fabaceae
Herbs that can be either annual or perennial feature leaves that are arranged alternately and can be simple or divided. They produce yellow flowers that grow in elongated clusters at the ends of stems or in the leaf axils, with each flower consisting of five petal-like parts. The fruit is a swollen, cylindrical pod filled with numerous seeds.
Tags
#poisonous
#NC native
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Crotalaria Feature Summary
Attributes
Tropics & Subtropics
Tropical America and US
Perennial
Annual
Fruit
Fruit an inflated, subcylindric pod with many seeds
Capsule
Flowers
Yellow on long terminal or axillary clusters, each 5-parted and pea-like
Gold/Yellow
4-5 petals/rays
Leaves
Alternate, simple, or divided leaves
Green
Simple
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Alternate
Poisonous to Humans
TOXIC ONLY IF LARGE QUANTITIES EATEN. Lower blood pressure and heart beat, stomach irritation.
Alkaloids
Seeds
Leaves
Whole Plant Traits
Annual
Herbaceous Perennial
Native Plant
Poisonous
Stem
Landscape
Poisonous to Humans
Weedy
Crotalaria Image Gallery
Crotalaria Attributes
Crotalaria: Distribution
Tropical America and US
Crotalaria: Life Cycle
Annual
Biennial
Bulb
Perennial
Woody
Crotalaria Fruit
Crotalaria: Fruit Description
Fruit an inflated, subcylindric pod with many seeds
Crotalaria: Fruit Type
Achene
Aggregate
Berry
Capsule
Caryopsis
Drupe
Follicle
Legume
Nut
Pome
Samara
Schizocarp
Siliqua
Crotalaria Flowers
Crotalaria: Flower Description
Yellow on long terminal or axillary clusters, each 5-parted and pea-like
Crotalaria: Flower Color
Gold/Yellow
Crotalaria: Flower Value To Gardener
Edible
Fragrant
Good Cut
Good Dried
Long Bloom Season
Long-lasting
Showy
Crotalaria: Flower Petals
2-3 rays/petals
4-5 petals/rays
6 petals/rays
7 - 20 petals/rays
asymmetrical petals
Bracts
Colored Sepals
fused petals
more than 20 petals/rays
Tepals
Crotalaria Leaves
Crotalaria: Leaf Description
Alternate, simple, or divided leaves
Crotalaria: Leaf Color
Green
Crotalaria: Leaf Type
Compound (Pinnately , Bipinnately, Palmately)
Fronds
Needles
Sheath
Simple
Crotalaria: Leaf Arrangement
Alternate
Opposite
Other/more complex
Rosulate
Whorled
Crotalaria: Hairs Present
No
Yes
Crotalaria Poisonous to Humans
Crotalaria: Poison Symptoms
TOXIC ONLY IF LARGE QUANTITIES EATEN. Lower blood pressure and heart beat, stomach irritation.
Crotalaria: Poison Toxic Principle
Alkaloids
Crotalaria: Poison Severity
High
Low
Medium
Crotalaria: Causes Contact Dermatitis
No
Yes
Crotalaria: Poison Part
Bark
Flowers
Fruits
Leaves
Roots
Sap/Juice
Seeds
Stems
Crotalaria Whole Plant Traits
Crotalaria: Plant Type
Annual
Bulb
Carnivorous
Edible
Epiphyte
Fern
Ground Cover
Herb
Herbaceous Perennial
Houseplant
Mushroom
Native Plant
Ornamental Grasses and Sedges
Perennial
Poisonous
Rose
Shrub
Succulent
Tree
Turfgrass
Vegetable
Vine
Water Plant
Weed
Wildflower
Crotalaria Stem
Crotalaria: Stem Is Aromatic
No
Yes
Crotalaria Landscape
Crotalaria: Problems
Allelopathic
Contact Dermatitis
Frequent Disease Problems
Frequent Insect Problems
Invasive Species
Malodorous
Messy
Poisonous to Humans
Problem for Cats
Problem for Children
Problem for Dogs
Problem for Horses
Short-lived
Spines/Thorns
Weak Wood
Weedy
