[2] This shrub (annual or short-lived perennial herb) has height of about 1.5 m. The stout stem is hairy and has longitudinal grooves.

Fruits are 3-5 x 0.6-0.8 cm, 30-40 seeded that are heart-shaped, 3 x 2 mm, shiny, mottled ochre and dark grey-green or brown.

[4] Crotalaria pallida is found in Indonesia, Sudan, United States (Florida, Puerto Rico), Brazil,[2] India, and Bangladesh The plant is grown as a ground cover and a green manure crop, especially in the inter-rows of rubber trees and coconut palms.

In traditional medicine, the plant is used to treat urinary problems and fever, a poultice of the roots is applied to swelling of joints and an extract of the leaves is taken to expel intestinal worms.

[4][5] Crotalaria mucronata Desv was reported to be widely used in the southern part of the US as a green manure crop under the name “giant striata”.