Crotalaria incana

Family: Fabaceae
Order: Fabales
Class: Magnoliopsida
Phylum / Division: Magnoliophyta
Kingdom: Plantae

Synonyms: Crotalaria affinis, Crotalaria cubensis, Crotalaria diffusa, Crotalaria eriocaula, Crotalaria glabrescens, Crotalaria herbacea, Crotalaria hirta, Crotalaria picensis, Crotalaria pubescens, Crotalaria purpurascens, Crotalaria radiata, Crotalaria setifera.

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Description

Crotalaria incana is a species of flowering plant in the Fabaceae family known by various names including shake-shake, velvety rattlebox, silver rattlepod, and woolly rattlepod.

It grows in disturbed areas, primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

The plant contains toxic alkaloids and is used in traditional medicine after preparation, as well as for poison.

Source: Wikipedia, article Crotalaria incana. Content adapted from Wikipedia, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license. Accessed on 18/07/2026.