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Chamaecrista nictitans var. aspera

Chamaecrista nictitans (L.) Moench var. aspera (Muhl. ex Elliott) Irwin & Barneby

Sensitive Partridge Pea

Fabaceae (Pea family)

Synonym(s): Cassia aspera, Chamaecrista aspera

USDA Symbol: CHNIA

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

This taxon appears as Chamaecrista nictitans ssp. nictitans var. aspera on the USDA PLANTS Database website.

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual , Perennial
Habit: Herb , Subshrub
Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
Fruit Type: Legume
Size Notes: Up to about 3 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Yellow
Bloom Time: Jan , Feb , Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct , Nov , Dec

Distribution

USA: FL , GA , SC

Web Reference

Webref 57 - Atlas of Florida Plants (2020) Institute for Systematic Botany
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Chamaecrista nictitans var. aspera in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Chamaecrista nictitans var. aspera in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Chamaecrista nictitans var. aspera

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-07-19
Research By: Joseph A. Marcus

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