Can You Eat Crotalaria? The Dangerous Risks of Rattlebox Plants
                                
                                
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                                Many species within the *Crotalaria* genus contain potent pyrrolizidine alkaloids that cause irreversible liver damage in humans and livestock. Due to this widespread toxicity, the general answer to “Can you eat Crotalaria?” is a firm and absolute no, with limited, highly specific exceptions.