Fabaceae

Shakeshake

Crotalaria incana L.

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Crotalaria

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Shakeshake (Crotalaria incana) — Photo: Susan Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 圆叶猪屎豆, 圓葉豬屎豆, 恆春野百合, 恒春野百合
English: Shakeshake

Synonyms

Crotalaria criocaula S.Schauer
Crotalaria cytisifolia Steud.
Crotalaria incana var. incana
Crotalaria pubescens hort. ex Steud.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Subshrub
Lifespan: Annual, Biennial, Perennial
In the US and Canada: Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native

Photos

Photo: Susan Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Zenón Rizo Fernández, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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Photo: Susan Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Susan Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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Photo: Susan Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Susan Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Susan Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Susan Brown, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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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.