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]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Crotalaria |
| Species: | C. verrucosa
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| Crotalaria verrucosa L.
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Crotalaria verrucosa is a perennial shrub that grows to about 50 to 100 cm in height.[3]
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Crotalaria verrucosa plant
References
edit- ^ a b "Crotalaria verrucosa L." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanical Gardens, Kew. 2023. Retrieved 10 May 2023.
- ^ "Crotalaria verrucosa L." United States Department of Agriculture. Retrieved 22 February 2014.
- ^ "Crotalaria verrucosa Linnaeus, Sp. Pl. 2: 715. 1753". Flora of China. Retrieved 28 February 2014.
External links
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Data related to Crotalaria verrucosa at Wikispecies
Media related to Crotalaria verrucosa at Wikimedia Commons
