Classification
Kingdom: Plantae (2715)
Phylum: Tracheophyta (2630)
Class: Magnoliopsida (2217)
Order: Fabales (244)
Family: Fabaceae (244)(family description)
Genus: Crotalaria (9)
Epithet: linifolia L.f. (4)
Synonyms: Crotalaria caespitosa Roxb., Crotalaria diffusa Wight & Arn., Crotalaria tecta B.Heyne
caespitosa => growing in dense tufts
diffusa => spread about, wildly or loosely spreading
linifolia => leaves like Linum (flax)