Crotalaria verrucosa
Blue Rattlesnake, Blue Flower Rattlepod
Other regional names: Purple Popbush
- Purple Popbush
Also known as: Anisanthera hastata Raf. +14 more
- Anisanthera hastata Raf.
- Anisanthera versicolor Raf.
- Crotalaria angulosa Lam.
- Crotalaria caerulea Bedd.
- Crotalaria coerulea Bedd.
- Crotalaria coerulea Jacq.
- Crotalaria hastata Steud.
- Crotalaria paramariboensis Miq.
- Crotalaria verrucosa subsp. acuminata DC.
- Crotalaria verrucosa var. acuminata DC.
- Crotalaria verrucosa var. genuina Stehlé
- Crotalaria verrucosa var. obtusa DC.
- Phaseolus bulae Blanco
- Phaseolus bulai Blanco
- Quirosia anceps Blanco
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Fabaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.
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Crotalaria verrucosa (commonly known as Blue Rattlesnake or Blue-Flower Rattlepod) is an annual belonging to the Fabaceae family. Found natively in Temperate Asia, Tropical Asia, and Australasia, this species is primarily associated with seasonally dry tropical conditions. The genus Crotalaria is notably large, comprising more than 700 species.
Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Annual
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL, AUSTRALASIA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Australia, China, Eastern Asia, Indian Subcontinent, Indo-China, Malesia, Papuasia
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Assam, Bangladesh, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Cambodia, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Hainan, India, Jawa, Laccadive Is., Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Malaya, Maluku, Myanmar, Nepal, New Guinea, Northern Territory, Philippines, Queensland, Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Western Australia
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)
Bahamas, Belize, Brazil Southeast, Cayman Is., Colombia, Cook Is., Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Florida, Gabon, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Madagascar, Mauritius, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Niue, Panama, Puerto Rico, Réunion, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Society Is., Southwest Caribbean, Surinam, Tanzania, Trinidad-Tobago, Tuamotu, Uganda, Windward Is., Zimbabwe