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Chamaecristafasciculata (Michaux) Greene var. fasciculata . Series:Chamaecrista. Common Partridge-pea. Phen: Jun-Sep; Jul-Nov. Hab: Fields, disturbed areas, fencerows, and a wide range of other habitats. Dist: MA west to MN, south to s. FL and Mexico.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Taxonomy Comments: See discussion of the Chamaecrista fasciculata complex under var. macrosperma.
Synonymy ⓘ: = NY, Va; > Cassiachamaecrista var. robusta Pollard – GrPl; > Cassiachamaecrista var. rostrata – GrPl, not published; < Cassiafasciculata Michx. – RAB, Tat, W; > Cassiafasciculata Michx. var. depressa (Pollard) MacBride – F; > Cassiafasciculata Michx. var. fasciculata – F, G, Tx, Robertson & Lee (1976); > Cassiafasciculata Michx. var. ferrisiae – Tx; > Cassiafasciculata Michx. var. littoralis (Pollard) J.F.Macbr. – Robertson & Lee (1976); > Cassiafasciculata Michx. var. puberula (Greene) J.F.Macbr. – Tx; > Cassiafasciculata Michx. var. robusta (Pollard) J.F.Macbr. – F, G, Tx, Robertson & Lee (1976); > Chamaechristafasciculata var. fasciculata – Il, misspelling; > Chamaechristafasciculata var. robusta – Il, misspelling; < Chamaecristafasciculata (Michx.) Greene – C, Fl3, FNA11.1, Mi, NcTx, NE, Pa, Tn, WH3, Irwin & Barneby (1982); > Chamaecristafasciculata (Michx.) Greene – S; < Chamaecristafasciculata (Michx.) Greene var. fasciculata – Ar, K1, K3, K4, SE3, Isely (1998), (also see var. macrosperma); > Chamaecristafasciculata (Michx.) Greene var. fasciculata – Isely (1975); > Chamaecristafasciculata (Michx.) Greene var. fasciculata – Isely (1975); > Chamaecristafasciculata (Michx.) Greene var. fasciculata – Isely (1975); > Chamaecristarobusta Pollard – S
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Horticultural Information
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.
Inforescence: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.
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description: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 ?
