Crotalaria comosa
Crotalaria comosa
- Native to:
- Angola | Benin | Burkina | Burundi | Cameroon | Central African Republic | Chad | Congo | DR Congo | Eritrea | Ethiopia | Gambia | Ghana | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Ivory Coast | Malawi | Mali | Mozambique | Niger | Nigeria | Senegal | Sierra Leone | Sudan-South Sudan | Togo | Zambia
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Fabaceae
- Genus:
- Crotalaria
- Species:
- Crotalaria comosa
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Forb/herb , Subshrub
- Height:
- 100 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- Medium
- Bloom Months:
- jun,jul,aug,sep,oct
- Bloom Colors:
- yellow
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- bees, butterflies
Propagation & Germination
- Stratification:
- None required
- Scarification:
- Seed coat scarification required before sowing
- Germination Time:
- 7–21 days
- Notes:
- Scarification with hot water or mechanical abrasion improves germination rates. Seeds have hard seed coats typical of legumes.
The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI