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Chamaecrista fasciculata var. fasciculata

Chamaecrista fasciculata (Michx.) Greene var. fasciculata

common partridge-pea, partridge pea

Synonym(s): Cassia brachiata, Cassia chamaecrista, Cassia fasciculata, Cassia fasciculata var. brachiata, Cassia fasciculata var. depressa, Cassia fasciculata var. ferrisiae, Cassia fasciculata var. puberula, Cassia fasciculata var. robusta, Cassia fasciculata var. rostrata, Cassia fasciculata var. tracyi, Cassia mississippiensis, Cassia robusta, Cassia rostrata, Chamaecrista brachiata, Chamaecrista depressa, Chamaecrista fasciculata var. brachiata, Chamaecrista littoralis, Chamaecrista mississippiensis, Chamaecrista robusta, Chamaecrista rostrata, Chamaecrista tracyi
Chamaecrista fasciculata var. fasciculata (Common Partridge-pea)
Image ID: 19654
Image by: Dakar, Jacob
Image Collection: NCBG Digital Library

PLANT INDEX

ID_PLANT: CHFAF
SCIENTIFIC NAME: Chamaecrista fasciculata var. fasciculata
Include in WOTAS: 0
Publish to Web: 1
Last Modified: 2017-07-18

GENUS INDEX

GENUS CODE: CHAMA17
GENUS SCIENTIFIC: Chamaecrista
GENUS AUTHORITY: (L.) Moench
GENUS COMMON: Sensitive pea
GENUS SUMMARY: A genus of about 250-350 species, shrubs and herbs, of primarily tropical and subtropical areas, extending into temperate areas in North America, South America, and e. Asia.
GENUS IDENTIFICATION:
GENUS REFERENCES: Isely (1975)=Z; Irwin & Barneby (1982)=Y; Robertson & Lee (1976)=X; Isely (1998)=I; Isely (1990)=SE.

FAMILY INDEX

FAMILY CODE: FABACE
FAMILY SCIENTIFIC: Fabaceae
FAMILY AUTHORITY: Lindley 1836 or LEGUMINOSAE A.L. de Jussieu 1789
FAMILY COMMON: Legume Family
FAMILY SUMMARY: A family of about 730 genera and 20,000 species, trees, shrubs, and herbs, cosmopolitan.
FAMILY REFERENCE: Isely (1990)=SE (throughout the family treatment); Isely (1998)=I; Lewis et al. (2005); Wojciechowski, Lavin, & Sanderson (2004); Wilbur (1963a); Robertson & Lee (1976).

NCBG DESCRIPTIVES

INTRO: Erect to sprawling native annual with sensitive leaves, frequenting old fields, roadsides, and forest margins.
STEMS: branching, slightly reddish, and smooth to minutely furry.
LEAVES: alternate, pinnately divided into 6 – 14 pairs of leaflets that react to touch by folding inward; tiny, saucer-shaped gland on each petiole.
INFLORESCENCE: consists of small clusters from leaf axils.
FLOWERS: 1 in. wide on ½-in. pedicel; 5 bright yellow petals of unequal sizes bear red markings at their bases.
FRUITS: flattened, brown seed pods, 1 – 2 in. long.
COMMENTS: The very similar Chamaecrista fasciculata var. macropserma has larger seed pods and is found in freshwater tidal marshes. Also, var. brachiata ?
HEIGHT: 6 in. - 1.5 ft.
DURATION: Annual
HABIT: Herb
LEAF ARRANGEMENT: Alternate
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BLOOM TIME: Jun-Sep
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FRUITING PERIOD: Jul-Nov.
DISTRIBUTION
HABITAT TYPE: Disturbed
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SOIL MOISTURE: Dry, Average
LIGHT EXPOSURE: Sun, Part Shade
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USDA PLANTS DATABASE

USDA Symbol: CHFAF
USDA Common Name: Partridge Pea
Native Status: L48 (N)
Distribution: 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)
Duration: Annual
Growth Habit: Forb/herb

WEAKLEY FLORA

SCIENTIFIC NAME: Chamaecrista fasciculata var. fasciculata
COMMON NAME: Common Partridge-pea
SYNONYMY: [= Va; < Cassia fasciculata Michaux - RAB, W; < Chamaecrista fasciculata - C, Pa, WH3, Y; > Cassia fasciculata var. fasciculata - F, G, X; > Cassia fasciculata var. robusta (Pollard) J.F. Macbride - F, G, X; > Chamaecrista fasciculata - S; > Chamaecrista robusta Pollard - S; = Chamaecrista fasciculata var. fasciculata (variant 1, variant 2, and typical variant) - Z; < Chamaecrista fasciculata var. fasciculata - I, SE (also see var. macrosperma); > Chamaechrista fasciculata var. fasciculata - Il, misspelling; > Chamaechrista fasciculata var. robusta - Il, misspelling; < Chamaecrista fasciculata var. fasciculata - K (also see var. brachiata); > Cassia fasciculata var. littoralis (Pollard) J.F. MacBride - X]
PHENOLOGY: Jun-Sep; Jul-Nov.
HABITAT: Fields, disturbed areas, fencerows, and a wide range of other habitats.
COMMENTS: MA west to MN, south to s. FL and Mexico. See discussion of the Chamaecrista fasciculata complex under var. macrosperma.
RANGE MAP: Chamaecrista fasciculata var. fasciculata.png

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ABOUT FAMILY (Weakley Flora)
Fabaceae Lindley 1836 or LEGUMINOSAE A.L. de Jussieu 1789 (Legume Family)
SUMMARY: A family of about 730 genera and 20,000 species, trees, shrubs, and herbs, cosmopolitan.
REFERENCE: Isely (1990)=SE (throughout the family treatment); Isely (1998)=I; Lewis et al. (2005); Wojciechowski, Lavin, & Sanderson (2004); Wilbur (1963a); Robertson & Lee (1976).
ABOUT GENUS (Weakley Flora)
Chamaecrista (L.) Moench (Sensitive pea)
SUMMARY: A genus of about 250-350 species, shrubs and herbs, of primarily tropical and subtropical areas, extending into temperate areas in North America, South America, and e. Asia.
REFERENCE: Isely (1975)=Z; Irwin & Barneby (1982)=Y; Robertson & Lee (1976)=X; Isely (1998)=I; Isely (1990)=SE.

HERBARIUM RESOURCES

SERNEC: Find Chamaecrista fasciculata var. fasciculata in Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)
UNC SERNEC: Find Chamaecrista fasciculata var. fasciculata in University of North Carolina Chapel Hill Herbarium - Southeast Regional Network of Experts and Collections (if available)

WEB RESOURCES

USDA: Find Chamaecrista fasciculata var. fasciculata in USDA Plants
NPIN: Find Chamaecrista fasciculata var. fasciculata in NPIN Database
FNA: Find Chamaecrista fasciculata var. fasciculata in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Chamaecrista fasciculata var. fasciculata

IMAGE USE RECORDS

ID IMAGE: 19654 - Primary Image FloraQuest Plant Detail Page (Landscape Preferred)
ID IMAGE1: 19654 - Primary Image WOTAS
ID IMAGE2: 0 - Secondary Image WOTAS
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