Chamaecrista moorei Pedley

Species

Angiosperms > Fabales > Fabaceae > Chamaecrista

Characteristics

Sparse, tufted perennial, to 30 cm tall; stems hispid; hairs to 0.7 mm long. Leaves broadly ovate in outline; stipules 3-5.5 mm long; petiole 1-4 mm long; gland with stipe 0.2-0.8 mm long; head 0.2-0.3 mm diam.; rachis 4-10 mm long; leaflets 2-7 pairs, linear, strongly falcate towards tip of rachis, 3-7 mm long, 0.5-1.2 mm wide; margins with long hairs; venation prominent beneath. Inflorescence 1-flowered, axillary; pedicels 8-12 mm long. Sepals as long as petals. Petals 3-5 mm long. Stamens 5; anthers 2.5-3 mm long. Ovary appressed-pubescent; style short, flared at tip. Pod to 3 cm long, 3-4 mm wide, appressed-pubescent.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
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Found in sandy and gravelly soils.
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Distribution

Chamaecrista moorei world distribution map, present in Australia

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:1002059-1
WFO ID wfo-0000599402
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Synonyms

Chamaecrista moorei