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Chamaecrista nictitans

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Species of legume

Chamaecrista nictitans
Chamaecrista nictitans on Kahoolawe, Hawaii
Conservation status

Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Genus: Chamaecrista
Species: C. nictitans
Binomial name
Chamaecrista nictitans
(L.) Moench
Synonyms

Cassia nictitans L. Chamaecrista procumbens

Chamaecrista nictitans, the sensitive cassia, sensitive partridge pea, small partridge pea or wild sensitive plant, is a herbaceous species of legume widely distributed through the temperate and tropical Americas. It is an annual plant capable of rapid plant movement—its leaflets fold together when touched. However, a population at Haleakala National Park on the island of Maui, Hawaii, was reported as not being sensitive to touch.

It is similar to Chamaecrista fasciculata except that the leaves are generally smaller, it is less robust, and the flowers are smaller and inconspicuous.

Chamaecrista nictitans is undesirable as a forage or hay but can be used for both in subtropical areas.

References

  1. Contu, S. (2012). "Chamaecrista nictitans". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2012: e.T19893070A20040380. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T19893070A20040380.en. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
  2. BSBI List 2007 (xls). Botanical Society of Britain and Ireland. Archived from the original (xls) on 2015-06-26. Retrieved 2014-10-17.
  3. NRCS. "Chamaecrista nictitans". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 16 January 2016.
  4. ^ Miller, James Howard; Miller, Karl V. (2005). Forest plants of the Southeast and their wildlife uses. University of Georgia Press. p. 26. ISBN 978-0-300-12103-2.
  5. Gargiullo, Margaret B.; Magnuson, Barbara L.; Larry D., Kimball (2008). A field guide to plants of Costa Rica. Oxford University Press. p. 345. ISBN 978-0-19-518824-0.
  6. "NPIN: Chamaecrista nictitans (Partridge-Pea)". Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. 1 January 2007. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
  7. Medeiros, A.C.; Loope, L.L.; Chimera, C.G. (1998). Technical Report 120: Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Haleakala National Park. University of Hawaii at Manoa. p. 94.
  8. "Vascular Plants of North Carolina". auth1.dpr.ncparks.gov. Retrieved 2024-09-17.
  9. "Sensitive Partridge Pea plant guide" (PDF). United States Department of Agriculture.

External links

Media related to Chamaecrista nictitans at Wikimedia Commons Data related to Chamaecrista nictitans at Wikispecies

Taxon identifiers
Chamaecrista nictitans
Cassia nictitans


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