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*Chamaecrista rotundifolia (Persoon) Greene var. rotundifolia. Series: Bauhinianae. Common name: Roundleaf Sensitive-plant. Phenology: Jan-Dec. Habitat: Disturbed areas. Distribution: Native of tropical America (the form in Florida is apparently most similar to and likely introduced from Cuba).

Origin/Endemic status: Neotropics

Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA11.1, POWO, SE3; Cassia rotundifolia Pers. < Chamaecrista rotundifolia (Pers.) Greene — Fl3, K4, NS, WH3, Isely (1998). Basionym: Cassia rotundifolia Pers. 1805

Links to other floras: = Chamaecrista rotundifolia var. rotundifolia - FNA11.1

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