Crotalaria pallida Aiton
var. pallida

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Leopard Rock Golf Course, Vumba

Synonyms:	Crotalaria mucronata Desv. Crotalaria striata DC.
Common names:	Broad-leaved rattlepod (English)
Frequency:	Frequent
Status:	Probably introduced
Description:	Erect, robust herb, often well-branched and shrubby, up to 2 m. Leaves 3-foliolate with elliptic to obovate leaflets, appressed puberulous below. Flowers in dense erect, spike-like inflorescences, pale lemon-yellow. Pods inflated, pendent, up to 5 cm. See Crotalaria rogersii for comparison.
Notes:	Widely cultivated as green manure and fodder crop.
Derivation of specific name:
Habitat:	Roadsides and disturbed ground
Altitude range: (metres)	Up to 1500 m
Flowering time:	Sep - May
Worldwide distribution:	A pantropical species.
Zimbabwe distribution:	N,W,C,E,S
Growth form:	A
Endemic status:
Red data list status:
Insects (whose larvae eat this species):
Spot characters:	Display spot characters for this species
Content last updated:	Tuesday 21 March 2006
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