Crotalaria prostrata Rottl. Ex. Willd.

Common Name : Rattlepod
Family : Fabaceae

HABIT

A PROSTRATE ANNUAL HERB.

STEMS

BRANCHES SLENDER, DENSELY SPREADING PUBESCENT TO WHITE APPRESSED PILOSE.

LEAVES

SIMPLE; PETIOLE VERY SHORT; LEAF BLADE ELLIPTIC TO OVATE-OBLONG, 1-3 × 0.5-1 CM, BOTH SURFACES WITH TRICHOMES, BASE OBLIQUE, APEX OBTUSE.

FLOWERS

RACEMES TERMINAL OR LEAF-OPPOSED, 2-8 FLOWERED; FLOWERS YELLOW.

FRUITS

POD CYLINDRIC, 1 CM LONG, 10-15-SEEDED.