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Rattlepods
Crotalaria
Crotalaria is a genus of herbaceous plants and woody shrubs in the Family Fabaceae (Subfamily Faboideae) commonly known as rattlepods. The Crotalaria genus includes about 500 species of herbs and shrubs. Africa is the continent with a majority of Crotalaria species (approximately 400 species). Crotalaria are mainly found in damp grassland, especially in floodplains, depressions and along edges of swamps and rivers, but also in deciduous bush land, roadsides and fields. Some species of Crotalaria are...
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Streaked Rattlepod
speciesCrotalaria pallida
Showy Rattlebox
speciesCrotalaria spectabilis
Rattleweed
speciesCrotalaria retusa
Rabbitbells
speciesCrotalaria rotundifolia
low rattlebox
speciesCrotalaria pumila
lanceleaf rattlebox
speciesCrotalaria lanceolata
arrowhead rattlebox
speciesCrotalaria sagittalis
shakeshake
speciesCrotalaria incana
sunn hemp
speciesCrotalaria juncea
West Indian Rattlebox
speciesCrotalaria trichotoma
Blue Rattlepod
speciesCrotalaria verrucosa
Cape Rattlepod
speciesCrotalaria capensis
Canary bird bush
speciesCrotalaria agatiflora
Caracas Rattlebox
speciesCrotalaria micans
Birdflower
speciesCrotalaria cunninghamii
Trefoil Rattlepod
speciesCrotalaria medicaginea
short-leaved rattlepod
speciesCrotalaria brevis
Crotalaria longirostrata
speciesCrotalaria longirostrata
Bluebush pea
speciesCrotalaria eremaea
Gambia Pea
speciesCrotalaria goreensis
Coastal plain rattlebox
speciesCrotalaria purshii
Crotalaria sessiliflora
speciesCrotalaria sessiliflora
Avon Park Rattlebox
speciesCrotalaria avonensis
narrow-leaved rattlepod
speciesCrotalaria montana
Bird flower
speciesCrotalaria laburnifolia
Hairy Rattlepod
speciesCrotalaria calycina
bushy rattlepod
speciesCrotalaria grahamiana
Crotalaria hebecarpa
speciesCrotalaria hebecarpa
Sandveld Rattlepod
speciesCrotalaria excisa
Yellow Rattlepod
speciesCrotalaria mitchellii
Round Pod Rattle Bush
speciesCrotalaria globifera
Crotalaria similis
speciesCrotalaria similis
Crotalaria novae-hollandiae
speciesCrotalaria novae-hollandiae
Crotalaria albida
speciesCrotalaria albida
Crotalaria aegyptiaca
speciesCrotalaria aegyptiaca
Damara Rattlepod
speciesCrotalaria damarensis
Crotalaria maritima
speciesCrotalaria maritima
Mealie Rattlepod
speciesCrotalaria sphaerocarpa
Small-Leaved Rattlepod
speciesCrotalaria monteiroi
Crotalaria stipularia
speciesCrotalaria stipularia
Crotalaria grevei
speciesCrotalaria grevei
Grey Rattlepod
speciesCrotalaria dissitiflora
Crotalaria chinensis
speciesCrotalaria chinensis
Crotalaria dura
speciesCrotalaria dura
Crotalaria podocarpa
speciesCrotalaria podocarpa
Crotalaria argyraea
speciesCrotalaria argyraea
Indian Rattlebox
speciesCrotalaria assamica
Crotalaria filipes
speciesCrotalaria filipes
Blyde Rattlepod
speciesCrotalaria doidgeae
Rattle Bush
speciesCrotalaria burkeana
Sperrgebiet Rattlepod
speciesCrotalaria meyeriana
Crotalaria diosmifolia
speciesCrotalaria diosmifolia
Crotalaria vitellina
speciesCrotalaria vitellina
Dune Bush
speciesCrotalaria spartioides
Crotalaria uncinella
speciesCrotalaria uncinella
Crotalaria nitens
speciesCrotalaria nitens
Saharan Rattlepod
speciesCrotalaria saharae
Crotalaria maypurensis
speciesCrotalaria maypurensis
Crotalaria virgulata
speciesCrotalaria virgulata
Crotalaria flavicoma
speciesCrotalaria flavicoma
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 123472.