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Rattleweed
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Legumes: pea and bean family

Rattleweed

Crotalaria retusa L.

Introduced by people

Names

EnglishRattleweed
DutchLeeuwenbekje
SpanishAla de pico
Chinese凹叶野百合
Scientific nameCrotalaria retusa L.

About this species

Crotalaria retusa is a species of flowering plant in the legume family known by various common names including devil-bean, rattleweed, shack shack, and wedge-leaf rattlepod. It is poisonous to livestock, and contaminates human food. Its original native range is unclear, probably including tropical Asia, Africa and Australia. It has been introduced as a crop plant in many tropical areas and has escaped from cultivation to become a troublesome weed; it is listed as a noxious weed in several US states, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and is listed as an invasive weed in India, Cuba, and Cocos Island. Unlike some other species of Crotalaria, it is an annual plant.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusCrotalaria

In Suriname

62Records in Suriname
3iNaturalist observations
1827First record
2018Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Paramaribo7
  • Nickerie3
  • Para1
  • Sipaliwini1

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

Sources & credits

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