Scientific Name: Crotalaria pallida

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  • Common Name:
    Rattlepod
  • Type:
    Annual , upright
  • Family:
    FABACEAE
  • Status:
    WEED This introduced plant has escaped into local bushland. Without natural predators to keep it in check, it is out-competing native species.
  • Flowers:
    Yellow, in terminal spikes, spring
  • Fruit:
    Inflated pods which hang down
  • Species List:
    weeds, TAFE,
Identification Notes

From Africa. Leaves with 3 leaflets.

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