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Senna obtusifolia (L.) Irwin & Barneby
Java-bean

       
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Synonyms:
Senna obtusifolia (L.) Irwin & Barneby

  CAOB5 Cassia obtusifolia L.
  CATO81 Cassia tora auct. non L.
  EMTO Emelista tora sensu Britton & Rose, non (L.) Britton & Rose as to type
 

Distribution:
Senna obtusifolia (L.) Irwin & Barneby

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USA (AL, AR, CA, DE, FL, GA, HI, IL, IN, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, MO, MS, NC, NE, NJ, NY, OK, PA, SC, TN, TX, VA, WI, WV), USA+ (PR, VI)
 

Related Taxa:
Senna obtusifolia (L.) Irwin & Barneby

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 60 species in Senna
 

Classification:
Senna obtusifolia (L.) Irwin & Barneby

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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 Senna Mill. – senna
Species Senna obtusifolia (L.) Irwin & Barneby – Java-bean
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Senna obtusifolia (L.) Irwin & Barneby

This plant 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.

Indiana:
blunt-leaf senna              Rare
 

U.S. Weed Information:
Senna obtusifolia (L.) Irwin & Barneby

sicklepod senna
Cassia obtusifolia
Java bean
sicklepod

This plant and 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.

SEEPPC        Southeast Exotic Pest Plant Council. 1996. Invasive exotic pest plants in Tennessee (19 October 1999). Research Committee of the Tennessee Exotic Pest Plant Council. Tennessee.
SWSS        Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois.
 

Introduced Information:
Senna obtusifolia (L.) 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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More Accounts and Images:
Senna obtusifolia (L.) Irwin & Barneby

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 505165.

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

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

View photographs and distribution from University of Tennessee Herbarium.

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

 

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