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Crotalaria medicaginea Lam.

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Crotalaria

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Crotalaria medicaginea: Family: Fabaceae (Earlier known as Leguminosae) Distribution: Common on dry sandy soils of Asia and Africa. Prostrate herb, root stock thick, Leaf 3 foliate. Le
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Common names

By language (1)
Chinese
假苜蓿, 条叶猪屎豆

Synonyms

  • Crotalaria foliosa Rottler

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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); US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.