Crotalaria calycina
Crotalaria calycina
- Native to:
- Angola | Australia | Bangladesh | Benin | Bismarck Archipelago | Burkina | Burundi | Cambodia | Cameroon | Central African Republic | Chad | China | Congo | DR Congo | Ethiopia | Gabon | Gambia | Ghana | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Hainan | India | Ivory Coast | Jawa | Laos | Lesser Sunda Is. | Malawi | Mali | Maluku | Mozambique | Myanmar | Nansei-shoto | Nepal | New Guinea | Nicobar Is. | Nigeria | Pakistan | Philippines | Senegal | Sierra Leone | Sri Lanka | Sudan-South Sudan | Sulawesi | Sumatera | Taiwan | Tanzania | Thailand | Togo | Uganda | Vietnam | Zambia
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Fabaceae
- Genus:
- Crotalaria
- Species:
- Crotalaria calycina
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Forb/herb
- Height:
- 100 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- High
- Bloom Months:
- jun,jul,aug,sep,oct
- Bloom Colors:
- yellow
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- bees, butterflies
- Deer Resistant:
- Yes
- Fire Ecology:
- Fire adapted — tolerates or benefits from fire
- Fire Notes:
- Tolerates fire and can resprout from crown. Common in fire-maintained grasslands and benefits from periodic burning.
Propagation & Germination
- Stratification:
- None required
- Scarification:
- Seed coat scarification required before sowing
- Germination Time:
- 7–21 days
- Notes:
- Scarification improves germination rates. Seeds have hard seed coats typical of legumes and benefit from mechanical or hot water treatment.
The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI