Chamaecrista fasciculata

partridge pea, prairie senna

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Photo credit: R. Harrison Wiegand, Maryland Department of Natural Resources, Wildlife and Heritage Service. www.dnr.state.md.us
Family

Caesalpiniaceae

Region

Coastal Plain, Mountain, Piedmont

States

Delaware, District of Columbia, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, West Virginia

Plant Type

Herbaceous

Height

0.5 - 3ft

Spread

- ft

Flower Color

Yellow

Fruit

Pod;

Sun Exposure

Full Sun

Soil Texture

Sandy

Soil Moisture

Dry

Blooms

July - September

Fall Color

Habitat

upland meadows, sandy fields, stream banks

Notes

pods coil after split open; spreads

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The Native Plants Guide

Physiographic Regions of Chesapeake Watershed

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