Crotalaria occidentalis
Crotalaria occidentalis
- Native to:
- Cameroon | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Mali | Senegal | Sierra Leone | Zambia
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Fabaceae
- Genus:
- Crotalaria
- Species:
- Crotalaria occidentalis
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Forb/herb
- Height:
- 100 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- High
- Bloom Months:
- jun,jul,aug,sep
- 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 improves germination rate. Seeds benefit from hot water treatment or mechanical scarification of hard seed coat.
The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI