| Home | > | List of families | > | Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae | > | Crotalaria | > | glauca |
Crotalaria glauca
Selected images: Click on each image to see a larger version and details of the record View all images (3)
Photo: Bart Wursten
Domboshawa
Photo: Bart Wursten
Cleveland Dam
Photo: Bart Wursten
Cleveland Dam
Detailed records: Display species records QDS maps by: Google Maps Point records by Google Maps
Species details: Click on each item to see an explanation of that item (Note: opens a new window)
| Synonyms: | |
| Common names: | |
| Frequency: | |
| Status: | Native |
| Description: |
Erect annual or short-lived perennial herb. Stems slender, mostly glabrous, sparsely branched. Leaves simple, up to 8.5 cm, linear to oblong-lanceolate, grey-green. Flowers pale yellow with brownish veins on the standard. Pods on a short stipe, 2.5-3.5 cm long, cylindric, glabrous. |
| Notes: | |
| Derivation of specific name: | glauca: glaucous, bluish-green |
| Habitat: | In a wide variety of habitats. |
| Altitude range: | |
| Flowering time: | |
| Worldwide distribution: | |
| Mozambique distribution: | N,Z,MS |
| Growth form(s): | |
| Endemic status: | |
| Red data list status: | |
| Insects associated with this species: | |
| Spot characters: | Display spot characters for this species |
| Content last updated: | Wednesday 14 April 2010 |
| Literature: |
Chapano, C. & Mamuto, M. (2003). Plants of the Chimanimani District National Herbarium and Botanic Garden, Zimbabwe Page 17. Drummond, R.B. (1972). A list of Rhodesian Legumes. Kirkia 8(2) Page 218. Mapaura, A. & Timberlake, J. (eds) (2004). A checklist of Zimbabwean vascular plants Southern African Botanical Diversity Network Report No. 33 Sabonet, Pretoria and Harare Page 47. Martins, E.S. et al. (2003). Papilionoideae Flora Zambesiaca 3(7) Pages 120 - 121. |
Other sources of information about Crotalaria glauca:
Our websites:
Flora of Burundi: Crotalaria glaucaFlora of Malawi: Crotalaria glauca
Flora of Zambia: Crotalaria glauca
Flora of Zimbabwe: Crotalaria glauca
External websites:
African Plants: A Photo Guide (Senckenberg): Crotalaria glaucaAfrican Plant Database: Crotalaria glauca
BHL (Biodiversity Heritage Library): Crotalaria glauca
EOL (Encyclopedia of Life): Crotalaria glauca
GBIF (Global Biodiversity Information Facility): Crotalaria glauca
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
iNaturalist: Crotalaria glauca
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Crotalaria glauca
JSTOR Plant Science: Crotalaria glauca
Mansfeld World Database of Agricultural and Horticultural Crops: Crotalaria glauca
Plants of the World Online: Crotalaria glauca
Tropicos: Crotalaria glauca
Wikipedia: Crotalaria glauca
| Home | > | List of families | > | Fabaceae subfamily Papilionoideae | > | Crotalaria | > | glauca |