|
Crotalaria sessiliflora L. (Syn: Crotalaria anthylloides Lam.; Crotalaria brevipes Benth.; Crotalaria eriantha Siebold & Zucc.; Crotalaria oldhami Miq.; Crotalaria sessitiflora L. [Spelling variant]);
.
Short-lived perennial herb up to 90 cm tall densely hirsute; leaves alternate, simple, nearly sessile, linear-lanceolate, up to 7 cm long, 5-9 mm broad, densely silky beneath, glabrous above; racemes congested, few t many flowers, rarely solitary; calyx 2-lipped up to 15 mm long, covered with long brownish hairs; corolla blue; pod about 10 mm long, more or less included in calyx, 11-16 seeded.
.
Fabaceae-Faboideae (Papilionaceae) Week: For ID (RD_007): Date:24/08/2008
Place: Assam
Leaves:10-15X2-4cm
Growing in the grassland habitat Crotalaria sessiliflora, I think. Another blue flowered Crotalaria apart from C.verrucosa
syn: Crotalaria brevipes Champion ex Bentham.
short-lived perennial herb up to 90 cm tall densely hirsute; leaves alternate, simple, nearly sessile, linear-lanceolate, up to 7 cm long, 5-9 mm broad, densely silky beneath, glabrous above; racemes congested, few t many flowers, rarely solitary; calyx 2-lipped up to 15 mm long, covered with long brownish hairs; corolla blue; pod about 10 mm long, more or less included in calyx, 11-16 seeded.
Common along roadsides and open hillsides in Chakrata, photographed in September Another Crotalaria with flowers not yellow. Again Here are mines from same place
Interesting, I have never seen a non-yellow Crotolaria!! Yes … Here is mine- efi thread I like the blue coloured flowers. This is another nice post. As said by … a non yellow Crotalaria (One more I know about is C. verrucosa)
Fabaceae (Faboideae) Fortnight: Crotalaria sessiliflora from Chakrata-GSOCT07/07 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (4)
Crotalaria sessiliflora Linn., Sp.Pl.ed.2. 1004. 1763 syn: Crotalaria brevipes Champion ex Bentham.
short-lived perennial herb up to 90 cm tall densely hirsute; leaves alternate, simple, nearly sessile, linear-lanceolate, up to 7 cm long, 5-9 mm broad, densely silky beneath, glabrous above; racemes congested, few t many flowers, rarely solitary; calyx 2-lipped up to 15 mm long, covered with long brownish hairs; corolla blue; pod about 10 mm long, more or less included in calyx, 11-16 seeded.
Common along roadsides and open hillsides in Chakrata, photographed in September    Fwd: Fabaceae (Faboideae) Fortnight: Crotalaria sessiliflora from Chakrata-gsoct10/10 : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (4)
Crotalaria sessiliflora Linn., Sp.Pl.ed.2. 1004. 1763 syn: Crotalaria brevipes Champion ex Bentham.
short-lived perennial herb up to 90 cm tall densely hirsute; leaves alternate, simple, nearly sessile, linear-lanceolate, up to 7 cm long, 5-9 mm broad, densely silky beneath, glabrous above; racemes congested, few t many flowers, rarely solitary; calyx 2-lipped up to 15 mm long, covered with long brownish hairs; corolla blue; pod about 10 mm long, more or less included in calyx, 11-16 seeded.
Common along roadsides and open hillsides in Chakrata, photographed in September
Fabaceae (Faboideae) Fortnight :: Crotalaria sessiliflora:: Chakrata :: NS OCT 24/24 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (6)           Crotalaria sessiliflora L. (accepted name) : 2 posts by 2 authors. Attachments (10) Location: Pilot Baba Ashram, Bhaktapur , Nepal
Altitude: 5000 ft.
Date: 11 September 2016
Crotalaria sessiliflora L. (accepted name)
Nepali Name: सोकरोक Sokrok Superb.
photograph from Lohaghat (Champawat) -1 : 1 post by 1 author. Attachments (1)
I have taken photographs from Lohaghat (Champawat), please help in identify. … picture belongs to this (Crotalaria sessiliflora subsp. sessiliflora)       Location: Lakeside, Pokhara, Nepal
Date : 13 August 2017 Altitude : 2600 ft. . Crotalaria sp. Badkot uttrakashi: 1 very high res. image. Badkot uttrakashi
Altitude – 1000-1200masl
Oct 2021 Species I’d please? Crotalaria sessiliflora L. ! .
Crotalaria sessiliflora L.: 4 very high res. images.
Location: Chobhar, Kathmandu, Nepal Date: 24 September 2023
Elevation: 1340m.
Habit: Wild
Nepali Name : सेतो फूल Seto Phool . References:
|
Disclaimer
1. For any mistake in identification or for becoming efloraofindia e-group member (for contributing towards building of efloraofindia or otherwise), pl. mail to indiantreepix@googlegroups.com or itpmods@googlegroups.com
2. For better viewing of species’ pages, colour scheme & formatting is being followed as: Description of the species, Details of other flora species on the same page, Uses/ harms, Distribution, Abundance/ Location/ Flowering time & date, Habit & habitat, Etymology & pronunciation, Other interesting information, stories etc., Others, Botanical names, Common names, Main point of discussion below, Discussion about Botanical names.
Navigation
- Award for eFloraofIndia
- Colour scheme & formatting
- Copyrights, Permissions, Citations
- eFloraofIndia appreciated
- Names of Plants in India site
- Flowersofindia site
- Posting Guidelines
- For members’ information
- Logo, Tagline, Acronym
- Volunteers required
- ‘Pitamah’ of eFloraofIndia
- ‘अजेय’ ‘Ajey’ of eFloraofIndia
- ‘Saarthi’ ‘सारथि’ of eFloraofIndia
- ‘Jewel’ of eFloraofIndia
- ‘Grassman’ of eFloraofIndia
Follow us
