Crotalaria agatiflora
Birdflower, Canarybird Bush
Also known as: Crotalaria agatifolia Schweinf. +3 more
- Crotalaria agatifolia Schweinf.
- Crotalaria engleri Baker.f.
- Crotalaria engleri Engl.
- Crotalaria grandibracteata Brenan
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Fabaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a perennial, subshrub or shrub.
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Originating in Africa, Crotalaria agatiflora (commonly known as Birdflower or Canarybird-Bush) is a herbaceous perennial or shrub belonging to the Fabaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in seasonally dry tropical conditions. There are naturally occurring subspecies of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Unclassified
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
AFRICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
East Tropical Africa, Northeast Tropical Africa, South Tropical Africa, West-Central Tropical Africa
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Burundi, Ethiopia, Kenya, Mozambique, Rwanda, Tanzania, Uganda, Zaïre
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Cape Provinces, India, KwaZulu-Natal, Malawi, New South Wales, New Zealand South, Norfolk Is., Northern Provinces, Queensland, Victoria, Western Australia, Zimbabwe
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