Fabaceae
Ethiopian rattlebox
Crotalaria brevidens
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Crotalaria
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Common names
By language (3)
- English
- Ethiopian rattlebox, Slenderleaf
- French
- Crotalaire
- Swahili
- Marejea
Synonyms
- Crotalaria albertiana Baker f.
- Crotalaria brevidens var. dorumaensis (R.Wilczek) Polhill
- Crotalaria brevidens var. intermedia (Kotschy) Polhill
- Crotalaria brevidens var. parviflora (Baker f.) Polhill
- Crotalaria intermedia Kotschy
- Crotalaria intermedia f. sericocalyx Taub. ex Baker f.
- Crotalaria intermedia var. abyssinica Engl.
- Crotalaria intermedia var. abyssinica Taub. ex Engl.
- Crotalaria intermedia var. dorumaensis (Wilczek) Polhill
- Crotalaria intermedia var. dorumaensis R.Wilczek
- Crotalaria intermedia var. parviflora (Baker f.) Polhill
- Crotalaria intermedia var. parviflora Baker f.
- Crotalaria purpureolineata Baker f.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Annual
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.