Crotalaria pallida var. pallida
Crotalaria pallida var. pallida
- Native to:
- Andaman Is. | Angola | Bangladesh | Benin | Burkina | Burundi | Cambodia | Cameroon | Central African Republic | Chad | China | Congo | DR Congo | Equatorial Guinea | Eswatini | Ethiopia | Gabon | Gambia | Ghana | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau | Gulf of Guinea Is. | Hainan | India | Ivory Coast | Kenya | Laos | Liberia | Madagascar | Malawi | Mali | Mozambique | Myanmar | Nicobar Is. | Niger | Nigeria | Pakistan | Rwanda | Senegal | Sierra Leone | South Africa | Sri Lanka | Sudan-South Sudan | Taiwan | Tanzania | Thailand | Togo | Uganda | Vietnam | Zambia | Zimbabwe
Taxonomy
- Division:
- Magnoliophyta | - Flowering plants
- Family:
- Fabaceae
- Genus:
- Crotalaria
- Species:
- Crotalaria pallida var. pallida
Growth Characteristics
- Growth Habit:
- Forb/herb
- Height:
- 200 cm
- Drought Tolerance:
- High
- Bloom Months:
- apr,may,jun,jul,aug,sep,oct,nov
- Bloom Colors:
- yellow
Garden & Ecology Notes
- Wildlife Value:
- bees, butterflies
- Salt Tolerant:
- Yes
Propagation & Germination
- Stratification:
- None required
- Scarification:
- Seed coat scarification required before sowing
- Germination Time:
- 7–21 days
- Notes:
- Seeds have hard seed coats and benefit from scarification. Hot water treatment or mechanical scarification improves germination rates.
The above propagation data sourced from Claude AI