PLANTS Profile for Chamaecrista glandulosa (Jamaican broom)

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PLANTS Profile

Chamaecrista glandulosa (L.) Greene
Jamaican broom

Symbol:

CHGL6

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Subshrub
Shrub

Native Status:

PR		N
VI		N

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Photo of Chamaecrista glandulosa (L.) Greene

Tracey Slotta. Provided by ARS Systematic Botany and Mycology Laboratory. Peru. Usage Requirements.

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Chamaecrista glandulosa (L.) Greene

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Distribution:
Chamaecrista glandulosa (L.) Greene


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USA+ (PR, VI)

Related Taxa:
Chamaecrista glandulosa (L.) Greene

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 19 species in Chamaecrista or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Chamaecrista glandulosa (L.) Greene var. glandulosa. .

Chamaecrista glandulosa var. glandulosa
Jamaican broom

Distribution of Chamaecrista glandulosa (L.) Greene var. mirabilis (Pollard) Irwin & Barneby. .

Chamaecrista glandulosa var. mirabilis
Jamaican broom

Distribution of Chamaecrista glandulosa (L.) Greene var. swartzii (Wikstr.) Irwin & Barneby. .

Chamaecrista glandulosa var. swartzii
Swartz's jamaican broom

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Chamaecrista glandulosa (L.) Greene

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Rosidae
Order	Fabales
Family	Fabaceae – Pea family
Genus	Chamaecrista (L.) Moench – sensitive pea
Species	Chamaecrista glandulosa (L.) Greene – Jamaican broom

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Chamaecrista glandulosa (L.) Greene

The related entities italicized and indented below are listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

United States:
Chamaecrista glandulosa var. mirabilis
		Endangered
Puerto Rico:
Chamaecrista glandulosa var. mirabilis
		Endangered

More Accounts and Images:
Chamaecrista glandulosa (L.) Greene

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 501385.

Time Generated: 05/23/2013 10:15 PM CDT