Fabaceae
Caracas rattlebox
Crotalaria micans
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Crotalaria
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Common names
By language (3)
- Chinese
- 三尖叶猪屎豆, 黃豬屎豆, 美洲野百合, 黄猪屎豆, 黄野百合
- English
- Caracas rattlebox
- Indonesian
- Orok-orok
Synonyms
- Crotalaria anagyroides Kunth
- Crotalaria anagyroides var. angustifolia Micheli
- Crotalaria anagyroides var. minor Micheli
- Crotalaria brachystachya Benth.
- Crotalaria dombeyana DC.
- Crotalaria stipulata Vell.
- Crotalaria triphylla Vell.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
Photo: João Medeiros, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: João Medeiros, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: João Medeiros, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Yercaud-elango, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.