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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 , Perennial
Habit: Herb , Subshrub
Leaf Arrangement: Alternate
Fruit Type: Legume
Size Notes: Up to about 18 inches tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Yellow
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun , Jul , Aug , Sep , Oct

Distribution

USA: AZ , NM , TX

Web Reference

Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter
Webref 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 Plants
FNA: Find Chamaecrista nictitans var. leptadenia in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Chamaecrista nictitans var. leptadenia

Metadata

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

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