Crotalaria incana
| Crotalaria incana | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Crotalaria |
| Species: | C. incana |
| Binomial name | |
| Crotalaria incana | |
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.