Indian Hemp
Photos from some hike in the Western Ghats (Sahyadris) sometime in 2007.
| Botanical name | Crotalaria juncea |
| English names | brown hemp, Indian hemp, Madras hemp, sunn hemp |
| Nederlandse naam | Bengaalse hennep |
| Indian names |
Characteristics
| Native habitat | Asia: Bangladesh, Bhutan, India | |||
| Plant Type | shrub | |||
| Bloom time | Fall color | |||
| Fruit | ||||
| Uses | Fodder, forage for cattle, its high fibre value is useful for cordage, fishing nets, ropes, used as a green manure crop |
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