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Plants that fill a similar niche:: Fagopyrum esculentum; Secale cereale; Vicia sativa

Bombay Hemp Crotalaria juncea

Other Common Name(s):

Sunn Hemp

Phonetic Spelling

kroh-tah-LAR-ee-ah jun-SEE-ah

Description

Sunn hemp is a spring-sown, summer cover crop.

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Close-up of yellow flowers against a blue sky. — Crotalaria juncea. Forest and Kim Starr CC BY 2.0 Download Image

Herbaceous plant; erect stems; unifoliate leaves — Crotalaria juncea. Forest and Kim Starr CC BY 2.0 Download Image

Herbaceous plant; erect stems; unifoliate leaves — Crotalaria juncea. Forest and Kim Starr CC BY 2.0 Download Image

Dried legume pod on a plant with unifoliate leaves. — Crotalaria juncea. Forest and Kim Starr CC BY 2.0 Download Image

Hand cradling open legume and a cluster of dark seeds. — Crotalaria juncea. Forest and Kim Starr CC BY 2.0 Download Image

Herbaceous plant; erect stems; unifoliate leaves — Crotalaria juncea. Dinesh Valke CC-BY-SA 2.0 Download Image

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Genus:

Crotalaria

Species:

juncea

Family:

Fabaceae

Leaves:
Hairs Present:

No

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Stem Is Aromatic:

No