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Summary

Physical Characteristics

Crotalaria sessiliflora is a ANNUAL growing to 0.6 m (2ft). It is in flower from September to October. The species is hermaphrodite (has both male and female organs).
Suitable for: light (sandy), medium (loamy) and heavy (clay) soils. Suitable pH: mildly acid, neutral and basic (mildly alkaline) soils. It can grow in semi-shade (light woodland) or no shade. It prefers moist soil.

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Synonyms

C. eriantha.

Plant Habitats

Cultivated Beds;

Edible Uses

Edible Parts: Seed Seedpod
Edible Uses:

Pods and seeds - cooked[177].

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Medicinal Uses

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Depurative Salve

Salve[147]. A paste of the plant is applied as a poultice to treat headaches[272]. The plant is used as a detoxifier of toxins such as DDT, arsenic, poisonous mushrooms etc[147].

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Other Uses

None known

Special Uses

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Cultivation details

None known

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Plant Propagation

Seed -

Other Names

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Native Range

TEMPERATE ASIA: China (Anhui Sheng, Fujian Sheng, Guangdong Sheng, Guangxi Zhuangzu Zizhiqu, Guizhou Sheng, Hainan Sheng, Hebei Sheng, Hubei Sheng, Hunan Sheng, Jiangsu Sheng, Jiangxi Sheng, Liaoning Sheng, Shandong Sheng, Sichuan Sheng, Xizang Zizhiqu, Yunnan Sheng, Zhejiang Sheng), Japan, Taiwan TROPICAL ASIA: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India (Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Odisha, Punjab, Sikkim, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal), Nepal, Pakistan (north), Indonesia (Papua), Papua New Guinea, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Indonesia (Jawa, Sulawesi, Sumatera), Malaysia (Malaya), Philippines, East Timor

Weed Potential

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Conservation Status

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Related Plants

Latin Name	Common Name	Habit	Height	Hardiness	Growth	Soil	Shade	Moisture	Edible	Medicinal	Other
Crotalaria juncea	Sun Hemp	Annual	1.6	10-12	F	LMH	N	M	1	1	4

Growth: S = slow M = medium F = fast. Soil: L = light (sandy) M = medium H = heavy (clay). pH: A = acid N = neutral B = basic (alkaline). Shade: F = full shade S = semi-shade N = no shade. Moisture: D = dry M = Moist We = wet Wa = water.

Crotalaria sessiliflora - L.