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Crotalaria longirostrata
Also called Castanet Plant, Long Beak Rattlepod
Longbeak rattlebox, also called chipilín, is a perennial legume from Mexico and Central America, grown mainly for its edible leaves. It is a subshrub of seasonally dry tropical areas and can spread widely from its seed pods.
Crotalaria longirostrata, the chipilín, is a perennial legume that is native to Mexico and Central America. Other common names include chepil, chepilin, chipilin and longbeak rattlebox.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Crotalaria longirostrata by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
