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Chamaecrista nictitans var. glabrata

Sensitive Partridge Pea, Sensitive Plant
Also known as: Cassia aeschinomene DC. ex Collad. +19 more
  • Cassia aeschinomene DC. ex Collad.
  • Cassia aeschynomene DC.
  • Cassia chamaecrista f. incana Kuntze
  • Cassia chamaecrista var. diffusa Kuntze
  • Cassia fasciata (Britton) Fawc. & Rendle
  • Cassia glaberrima (Britton) León
  • Cassia lechenaultia DC.
  • Cassia leschenaultiana var. aeschinomene (DC. ex Collad.) Benth.
  • Cassia martinicensis Urb.
  • Cassia mimosoides var. aeschinomene (DC. ex Collad.) Benth.
  • Cassia parviflora Sessé & Moc.
  • Cassia patellaria var. glabrata Vogel
  • Cassia rovirosana (Britton) Lundell
  • Cassia smaragdina Macfad.
  • Cassia tabascoensis (Britton & Rose) Lundell
  • Chamaecrista aeschinomene (DC. ex Collad.) Greene
  • Chamaecrista dussii Britton
  • Chamaecrista fasciata Britton
  • Chamaecrista glaberrima Britton
  • Chamaecrista lechenaultiana (DC.) O.Deg.
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Variety
  • Botanical Family: Fabaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a annual.

Found natively in North America and South America, Chamaecrista nictitans var. glabrata (commonly known as Sensitive Partridge Pea or Sensitive Plant) is an annual belonging to the Fabaceae family. Within its native range, this variety is most commonly linked to seasonally dry tropical conditions. It is a naturally occurring variety of Chamaecrista nictitans, which is linked below, along with related subspecies and varieties of this species.

Macro Climate
Tropical
Plant Type
Annual

Native Range

Continents (WGSRPD)
NORTHERN AMERICA, SOUTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Brazil, Caribbean, Central America, Mexico, Northern South America, Western South America
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Brazil North, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Peru, Puerto Rico, Venezuela, Windward Is.

Introduced Range

An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Andaman Is., Bangladesh, Fiji, Guyana, Hawaii, India, Japan, Kazan-retto, Mauritius, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Ogasawara-shoto, Réunion, Samoa, Sri Lanka
Base Species & Variations

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