Crotalaria distans Benth. APNI* 
Description: Erect to ascending annual to c. 1 m high; stems appressed-pubescent.
Leaves 3-foliolate; leaflets narrow-elliptic to oblanceolate, upper surface glabrous, lower surface sparsely appressed-pubescent or hoary, terminal leaflets 1–3 cm long, 6–9 mm wide, distinctly longer than laterals; petiole 8–25 mm long; stipules narrow, to c. 3 mm long.
Racemes 8–30 cm long, 8–16-flowered; pedicels 2–6 mm long. Calyx c. 4–5 mm long, pubescent. Corolla 10–13 mm long, yellow; wings shorter than keel; keel incurved sharply in its lower half, beak c. 10 mm long, tightly twisted at apex.
Pod 10–20 mm long, softly pubescent; seeds c. 2 mm long, brown.
Flowering: March
Distribution and occurrence: Cultivated, possibly naturalized in Grafton and Kyogle districts. Native of S Afr.
NSW subdivisions: *NC
Text by C. Gardner & G.J. Harden
Taxon concept: Flora of NSW 2 (1991)
| | Key to the subspecies | |
| 1 | Pods 17–22 mm long; ovules 18–34; bracteoles on the calyx tube, 1.5–2.5 mm long; keel 13–18 mm long. Plants with branches ascending, with appressed or mostly slightly spreading hairs | subsp. macaulayae |
| Pods 12–16 mm long; ovule 14–20; bracteoles at or just below the base of the calyx tube, 1–2 mm long; keel usually 11–13 mm long. Erect plants with ascending branches, appressed-hairy | subsp. mediocris |
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