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Chamaecrista fasciculata (Michx.) Greene var. fasciculata
partridge pea

       
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Cassia fasciculata

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Chamaecrista fasciculata (Michx.) Greene var. fasciculata

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Synonyms:
Chamaecrista fasciculata (Michx.) Greene var. fasciculata

  CABR26 Cassia brachiata (Pollard) J.F. Macbr.
  CACH32 Cassia chamaecrista L.
  CAFA Cassia fasciculata Michx.
  CAFAB Cassia fasciculata Michx. var. brachiata (Pollard) Pullen ex Isely
  CAFAD Cassia fasciculata Michx. var. depressa (Pollard) J.F. Macbr.
  CAFAF Cassia fasciculata Michx. var. ferrisiae (Britton ex Britton & Rose) Turner
  CAFAP Cassia fasciculata Michx. var. puberula (Greene) J.F. Macbr.
  CAFAR3 Cassia fasciculata Michx. var. robusta (Pollard) J.F. Macbr.
  CAFAR2 Cassia fasciculata Michx. var. rostrata (Woot. & Standl.) B.L. Turner
  CAFAT Cassia fasciculata Michx. var. tracyi (Pollard) J.F. Macbr.
  CAMI30 Cassia mississippiensis Pollard
  CARO17 Cassia robusta (Pollard) Pollard
  CARO19 Cassia rostrata (Woot. & Standl.) Tidestr. ex Tidestr. & Kittell
  CHBR6 Chamaecrista brachiata Pollard
  CHDE14 Chamaecrista depressa (Pollard) Greene
  CHFAB Chamaecrista fasciculata (Michx.) Greene var. brachiata (Pollard) Isely
  CHLI9 Chamaecrista littoralis Pollard
  CHMI13 Chamaecrista mississippiensis (Pollard) Pollard ex A. Heller
  CHRO5 Chamaecrista robusta (Pollard) Pollard ex A. Heller
  CHRO6 Chamaecrista rostrata Woot. & Standl.
  CHTR11 Chamaecrista tracyi Pollard
 

Distribution:
Chamaecrista fasciculata (Michx.) Greene var. fasciculata

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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 var. fasciculata

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 19 species in Chamaecrista, 2 varieties in Chamaecrista fasciculata (Michx.) Greene
 

Classification:
Chamaecrista fasciculata (Michx.) Greene var. fasciculata

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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
Variety Chamaecrista fasciculata (Michx.) Greene var. fasciculata – partridge pea
 

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

Cassia fasciculata
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 var. fasciculata

Cassia fasciculata:

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 var. fasciculata

Wildlife Habitat Values

 

Gee, K.L., M.D. Porter, S. Demarais, F.C. Bryant, and G.V. Vreede. 1994. White-tailed deer: Their foods and management in the Cross Timbers. Ardmore.

Yarrow, G.K., and D.T. Yarrow. 1999. Managing wildlife. Sweet Water Press, Birmingham.

 

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

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 566216.

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

View 2 propagation protocols from Native Plants Network.

 
 
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