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Cressler, Alan

Seymeria cassioides

Seymeria cassioides (J.F. Gmel.) S.F. Blake

Yaupon Black-senna, Black-senna, Senna-seymeria

Scrophulariaceae (Figwort Family)

Synonym(s): Afzelia cassioides

USDA Symbol: SECA4

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

Hemiparasitic on the roots of a variety of woody plants, especially young pines.

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Annual
Habit: Herb
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: To about 4 feet in height.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: Red , Yellow
Bloom Time: Aug , Sep , Oct
Bloom Notes: Flower is yellow with a ring-forming lateral red stripe on each petal.

Distribution

USA: AL , AR , FL , GA , LA , MS , NC , SC , TN , TX , VA

National Wetland Indicator Status

Region:	AGCP	AK	AW	CB	EMP	GP	HI	MW	NCNE	WMVE
Status:	FAC				FAC

This information is derived from the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers National Wetland Plant List, Version 3.1 (Lichvar, R.W. 2013. The National Wetland Plant List: 2013 wetland ratings. Phytoneuron 2013-49: 1-241). Click here for map of regions.

Web Reference

Webref 57 - Atlas of Florida Plants (2020) Institute for Systematic Botany
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Seymeria cassioides in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Seymeria cassioides in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Seymeria cassioides

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-05-22
Research By: Joseph A. Marcus

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