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Chamaecrista fasciculata (Michx.) Greene
partridge pea

       
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Photo of Chamaecrista fasciculata (Michx.) Greene
Clarence A. Rechenthin. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Texas State Office. Usage Requirements.
 
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Chamaecrista fasciculata (Michx.) Greene

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Distribution:
Chamaecrista fasciculata (Michx.) Greene

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USA (AL, AR, CT, DC, DE, FL, GA, IA, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MI, MN, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NM, NY, OH, OK, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV)
 

Related Taxa:
Chamaecrista fasciculata (Michx.) Greene

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 19 species in Chamaecrista or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Distribution of Chamaecrista fasciculata (Michx.) Greene var. fasciculata. . Image Available.
Chamaecrista fasciculata var. fasciculata
partridge pea
Distribution of Chamaecrista fasciculata (Michx.) Greene var. macrosperma (Fernald) C.F. Reed. .
Chamaecrista fasciculata var. macrosperma
partridge pea
Plant is native (blue) Native   Plant is introduced Introduced
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Classification:
Chamaecrista fasciculata (Michx.) Greene

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Kingdom Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass Rosidae
Order Fabales
Family Fabaceae – Pea family
Genus Chamaecrista (L.) Moench – sensitive pea
Species Chamaecrista fasciculata (Michx.) Greene – partridge pea
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Chamaecrista fasciculata (Michx.) Greene

The related entity italicized and indented below is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Maryland:
Chamaecrista fasciculata var. macrosperma
marsh wild senna              Endangered
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Chamaecrista fasciculata (Michx.) Greene

Cassia fasciculata [=CHFAF]
partridge pea
showy partridgepea
sleepingplant

The related entities and synonyms italicized and indented above can be weedy or invasive according to the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each weed list, or click here for a composite list of Weeds of the U.S.

KY        Haragan, P.D. 1991. Weeds of Kentucky and adjacent states: a field guide. The University Press of Kentucky. Lexington, Kentucky. 278pp.
NE&GP        Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska. 589pp.
SWSS        Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
 

Wetland Indicator Status:
Chamaecrista fasciculata (Michx.) Greene

Cassia fasciculata [=CHFAF]:

Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACU-,FACU FACU FACU FACU- FACU FACU FACU- FACU- NO NO NO NO NO NO
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Wildlife Habitat Values:
Chamaecrista fasciculata (Michx.) Greene

  Large Mammals Small Mammals Water Birds Terrestrial Birds
Source Large Mammals Food Large Mammals Cover Small Mammals Food Small Mammals Cover Water Birds Food Water Birds Cover Terrestrial Birds Food Terrestrial Birds Cover
Everitt Minor           Low  
Miller Low           Moderate  
Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Everitt, J.H., D.L. Drawe, and R.I. Lonard. 1999. Field guide to the broad leaved herbaceous plants of South Texas used by livestock and wildlife. Texas Tech University Press, Lubbock.

Miller, J.H., and K.V. Miller. 1999. Forest plants of the southeast and their wildlife uses. Southern Weed Science Society.

 

More Accounts and Images:
Chamaecrista fasciculata (Michx.) Greene

View species account, photographs, and distribution from USF Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 501383.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

 

Related Web Sites:
Chamaecrista fasciculata (Michx.) Greene

CT-Connecticut Botanical Society

KS-Kansas Wildflowers and Grasses

LA-Louisiana Ecosystems and Plant Identification

MS-NRCS Plant Materials Fact Sheet

NC-Plant Fact Sheet

NC-Poisonous Plants of North Carolina

OH-Ohio State University Seed ID Workshop

Smithsonian Marine Station at Fort Pierce

TX-Image Archive of Central Texas Plants

TX-Vascular Plant Image Gallery (TAMU)

UK-Plants For A Future

WI-University of Wisconsin Freckmann Herbarium

Wildflowers of the Southeastern U.S.

 
 
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