Crotalaria

plant genus

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poisonous plants

  • Soybeans (Glycine max)
    In Fabales: Ecological and economic importance

    …century, several African species of Crotalaria were brought to the United States for use as soil-improvement plants. Their poisonous qualities were discovered in connection with animal stock loss, and development was then halted, but several persist as common noxious weeds.

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