Crotalaria arenaria Benth.

Leguminosae

Common name

Crotalaria

Description

Deep rooted annual or perennial undershrub, remaining green throughout the dry season.

Soil

Found on sandy soils.

Nutritional Quality and Animal Production

In Niger Crotalaria arenaria is recorded as palatable.

References

Andrew 1952 ; Hutchinson et al. 1958 ; Gillett et al. 1971 ; Bartha 1970 ; Baumer 1975 ; Berhaut 1976 ; Peyre de Fabrègues & Lebrun 1976 ; Lock 1989 ; Burkill 1995.