Crotalaria hebecarpa

• Botanical Name : Crotalaria hebecarpa (DC.) Rudd
• Synonyms : Goniogyna hebecarpa DC., Goniogyna hirta (Wild.) Ali
• Common Name : Fuzzy Fruited Rattlepod
• Plant Family : Papilionaceae
• Plant Form : Herb
• Occurrence (Sectors) : 9
• Occurrence (Special Areas) : Indroda Park, Ayurvedic Udyan, Sarita Udyan

About Crotalaria hebecarpa Plant :

• Habit : A prostrate herb with slender, patently hairy branches.
• Leaves : Alternate, subsessile, ovate, glabrous or sparsely hairy, ciliate on margins.
• Flower : Yellow, axillary, solitary.
• Fruits :
  • Pods brown, oblong, flat, 2-seeded, sparsely hairy or nearly glabrous.
  • Seeds brown, smooth, polished, subreniform.
• Flowering and Fruiting Time : August - March