PLANTS Profile for Senna pendula (valamuerto)

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PLANTS Profile

Senna pendula (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Irwin & Barneby
valamuerto

Symbol:

SEPE4

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Tree
Shrub
Vine

Native Status:

L48		NI
HI		I
PR		N

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Photo of Senna pendula (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Irwin & Barneby

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Senna pendula (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Irwin & Barneby

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Distribution:
Senna pendula (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Irwin & Barneby


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AZ, CA, FL, HI, TX), USA+ (PR)

Related Taxa:
Senna pendula (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Irwin & Barneby

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 60 species in Senna or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Senna pendula var. advena
valamuerto

Senna pendula var. glabrata
valamuerto

Senna pendula var. pendula
valamuerto

Senna pendula var. stahlii
Stahl's valamuerto

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Senna pendula (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Irwin & Barneby

Click on a scientific name below to expand it in the PLANTS Classification Report.


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	Senna Mill. – senna
Species	Senna pendula (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Irwin & Barneby – valamuerto

U.S. Weed Information:
Senna pendula (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Irwin & Barneby

Senna pendula var. glabrata
Christmas cassia
Christmas senna
climbing cassia

The related entities 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.

FLEPPC

Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1999. Invasive plant list (19 October 1999). Florida Exotic Pest Plant Council. Florida.

Introduced Information:
Senna pendula (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Irwin & Barneby

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:
Senna pendula (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Irwin & Barneby

Cassia stahlii [=SEPES]:

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 6

Reg. 7

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Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FAC

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Senna pendula (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) Irwin & Barneby

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 505168.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

Time Generated: 10/09/2008 09:17 PM MDT