Crotalaria incana
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Crotalaria |
| Species: | C. incana |
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Crotalaria incana is a species of flowering plant in the Fabaceae family known by various various names including shake-shake,[1] velvety rattlebox, silver rattlepod, and woolly rattlepod.[2]
It grows in disturbed areas, primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.[3]
The plant contains toxic alkaloids and is used in traditional medicine after preparation,[4] as well as for poison.
References
- ^ "Crotalaria incana". Atlas of Florida Plants. Institute for Systematic Botany. Retrieved 2024-11-23.
- ^ "Crotalaria incana L." USDA National Plant Germplasm System. Retrieved 2024-11-23.
- ^ "Crotalaria incana var. incana (Shake-shake)". Flora of the Southeastern United States. 2024. Retrieved 2024-11-23.
- ^ Conrad, Jim (July 17, 2016). "SHAKESHAKE". Excerpts from Jim Conrad's Naturalist Newsletter.