Crotalaria montana Roth (Syn: Crotalaria diffusa Link; Crotalaria formosana Matsum.; Crotalaria linifolia auct. non L.f. (misapplied); Crotalaria saxatilis Zoll.; Crotalaria tecta sensu Trimen non Roth; Crotalaria vogelii F.Dietr.); Annual herb up to 1 m tall with feruginous stem; leaves oblanceolate, oblong to linear, up to 5 cm long, densely hairy beneath, petiole 1 mm long, stipules almost absent; flowers pale yellow in up to 30 cm long raceme; pedicel 3-5 mm long; calyx 8 mm long, pubescent; corolla almost as long, wings slightly shorter than keel, keel with up to 4 mm long beak; pod 6-8 mm long, dark grey to blackish, Which out of the following is our species (From The Plant List) ?;
Crotalaria ¿ species ? Below are two sightings; but I strongly believe they are the same species of Crotalaria based on their habit and habitat. Growing in scrub vegetation with a tendency to grow gregariously, these have small flowers, just about 10 ± 2 mm. at Vaghbil on September 18, 2010 along Ghodbunder Road on September 13, 2008 Crotalaria species in eFloraofindia (with details/ keys from published papers/ regional floras/ FRLHT/ FOI/ Biotik/ efloras/ books etc., where ever available on net) It looks like Crotalaria albida Sorry- Flowers more than 5 in the inflorescence- May not be Crotalaria albida. This can be either C. montana or C. linifolia. Thank you very much ... for possibilities of ID. Will study later the two possibilities. efi page on Crotalaria montana & Crotalaria linifolia I think matches with images at Crotalaria montana Roth Thanks ... for the best possible ID. Yes sir, it is Crotalaria montana. Can you help me Id this fabaceae plant it was found growing on road side near Malvan on 13th Sept Please confirm please confirm the species as it could be Crotalaraia leptostachya or Crotalaria juncea efi pages on Crotalaria leptostachya & Crotalaria juncea I think it matches with images at Crotalaria montana Roth is it some species of Crotalaria ? it is branched herb I think species of Crotalaria This looks like Crotolaria montana. For comparison please check my photographs at this link Most of the plant had dried up, just a single yellow flower was seen. Looks like a Crotalaria species. Plant about 2 feet in height. This could be Crotolaria montana. My photographs of it are avaiable at this link Also agree with the other 2 plant identities. Crotalaria ¿ nana OR retusa ? - efloraofindia | Google Groups : 18 posts by 8 authors. Attachments (4) References: |
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