Slender Leaf Rattlebox: Sunn Hemp/Slender Leaf Rattlebox
(Crotalaria ochroleuca)
Crotalaria ochroleuca is an annual herbaceous plant utilized for fiber, forage, and as a green manure cover crop. Reaching heights of 2.5 m, C. ochroleuca bears long, slender, trifoliate leaves and five-petalous blooms (banner, wing, and keel) similar to other legumes. Short-day flowering.