Crotalaria uncinella Lam.

Much branched shrub or bushy woody herb, up to 2–5 m. tall in Africa, smaller elsewhere.. Branches tomentose, with tawny mostly spreading hairs or elsewhere subappressed pubescent.. Leaves 3-foliolate; leaflets oblanceolate-elliptic or narrowly elliptic to obovate-oblong, up to 30–75 mm. long, 15–27 mm. wide, subglabrous to pilose above, though often ultimately glabrescent, rather densely appressed pilose beneath; petioles up to 8–28 mm. long.. Stipules subulate, up to 1 mm. long, or obscure.. Racemes up to 5–10 cm. long, with a number of flowers rather closely arranged at least towards the top; bracts shortly caudate-lanceolate, 1–3 mm. long; bracteoles inserted on the upper part of the pedicel, linear or linear-lanceolate, up to 1·5 mm. long.. Calyx abruptly contracted at the base, (3–)3·5–5 mm. long, densely appressed pubescent; lobes narrowly triangular, usually a little shorter than the tube.. Standard broadly elliptic or suborbicular, yellow, glabrous outside; wings ± as long as or a little shorter than the keel; keel rounded about the middle (except in Asia), with an incurved untwisted beak, 9–11 mm. long in Africa, smaller elsewhere.. Pod subglobose-ellipsoid, abruptly contracted into the 2–3 mm. long stipe, 10–11 mm. long and 5–7 mm. across (smaller elsewhere), brownish tomentose or, elsewhere, appressed pubescent, 2-seeded; style very persistent.. Seeds oblique-cordiform, ± 4 mm. long, smooth, light brown.

Forest margins, rocky peaks and outcrops; upland grassland; at elevations from 450-1,100 metres.

Can be grown by cuttings or seedlings. Seeds needs soaking.