Chamaecrista flexuosa (L.) Greene

Texas sensitive pea (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Chamaecrista

Characteristics

A perennial hermaphrodite plant.
Life form perennial
Growth form
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Nitrogen fixer rhizobia
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Environment

Light -
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

Uses medicinal
Edible -
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Cultivation

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Images

Leaf

Chamaecrista flexuosa leaf picture by Renato Lima (cc-by-sa)

Flower

Chamaecrista flexuosa flower picture by Renato Lima (cc-by-sa)
Chamaecrista flexuosa flower picture by Renato Lima (cc-by-sa)

Fruit

Chamaecrista flexuosa fruit picture by Nelson Zamora Villalobos (cc-by-nc)

Distribution

Chamaecrista flexuosa world distribution map, present in Argentina, American Samoa, Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba, Bolivia (Plurinational State of), Brazil, Colombia, Guyana, Mexico, Panama, Paraguay, Suriname, United States of America, and Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:54508-2
WFO ID wfo-0000175505
COL ID 5XPTN
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 733626
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Synonyms

Chamaecrista flexuosa Cassia picachensis Cassia arenaria Cassia flexuosa Chamaecrista amplistipulata Cassia flexuosa var. cuyabensis Cassia flexuosa var. pubescens Chamaecrista flexuosa var. flexuosa

Lower taxons

Chamaecrista flexuosa var. texana