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Chamaecrista nictitans var. leptadenia
Chamaecrista nictitans (L.) Moench var. leptadenia (Greenm.) Gandhi & Hatch
Sensitive Partridge Pea
Fabaceae (Pea family)
Synonym(s): Cassia leptadenia, Cassia nictitans var. mensalis, Chamaecrista leptadenia
USDA Symbol: CHNIL
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
This taxon appears as Chamaecrista nictitans ssp. nictitans var. leptadenia on the USDA PLANTS Database website.
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: Annual , PerennialHabit: Herb , Subshrub
Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
Fruit Type: Legume
Size Notes: Up to about 18 inches tall.
Distribution
USA: AZ , NM , TXWeb Reference
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona ChapterWebref 11 - Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness (2012) Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences & the Dale A. Zimmerman Herbarium
Additional resources
USDA: Find Chamaecrista nictitans var. leptadenia in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Chamaecrista nictitans var. leptadenia in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Chamaecrista nictitans var. leptadenia
Metadata
Record Modified: 2025-04-03Research By: Joseph A. Marcus