Fabaceae

Blue rattlesnake

Crotalaria verrucosa L.

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Crotalaria

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Blue rattlesnake (Crotalaria verrucosa) — Photo: chinmay khanolkar, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF

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Common names

By language (6)

Bangla: বনশণ
Chinese: 多疣猪屎豆, 大葉野百合, 多疣野百合, 大叶野百合
English: Blue rattlesnake
Malayalam: നീല കിലുകിലുപ്പ
Nepali: शोभापुष्प
Tamil: பகன்றை

Synonyms

Anisanthera hastata Raf.
Anisanthera versicolor Raf.
Crotalaria acuminata G.Don
Crotalaria angulosa Lam.
Crotalaria coerulea Bedd.
Crotalaria coerulea Jacq.
Crotalaria flexuosa Moench
Crotalaria hastata Steud.
Crotalaria mollis Weinm.
Crotalaria mollis Weinm.
Crotalaria paramariboensis Miq.
Crotalaria verrucosa var. acuminata DC.
Crotalaria verrucosa var. genuina Stehlé
Crotalaria verrucosa var. obtusa DC.
Phaseolus bulae Blanco
Phaseolus bulai Blanco
Quirosia anceps Blanco

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb, Subshrub
Lifespan: Annual
In the US and Canada: Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: introduced, Navassa Island: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced, U.S. Virgin Islands: introduced

Photos

Photo: chinmay khanolkar, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Shane Bertish, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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Photo: Gauri Achari, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Krishna Varun, 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.