PLANTS Profile for Chamaecrista nictitans ssp. nictitans var. nictitans (sensitive partridge pea)

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PLANTS Profile

Chamaecrista nictitans (L.) Moench ssp. nictitans var. nictitans
sensitive partridge pea

Symbol:

CHNIN2

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Annual
Perennial

Growth Habit:

Subshrub
Forb/herb

Native Status:

L48		N
HI		I


Other common names:
	sensitive plant

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Photo of Chamaecrista nictitans (L.) Moench ssp. nictitans var. nictitans

Cassia nictitans

©Thomas G. Barnes. Barnes, T.G., and S.W. Francis. 2004. Wildflowers and ferns of Kentucky. University Press of Kentucky. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires permission of the copyright holder.

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Chamaecrista nictitans (L.) Moench ssp. nictitans var. nictitans

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Synonyms:
Chamaecrista nictitans (L.) Moench ssp. nictitans var. nictitans

	CAASM	Cassia aspera Muhl. ex Elliott var. mohrii Pollard
	CANI4	Cassia nictitans L.
	CANIC	Cassia nictitans L. var. commixta (Pollard & (Maxon) Millsp.
	CANIH	Cassia nictitans L. var. hebecarpa Fernald
	CANIL	Cassia nictitans L. var. leiocarpa Fernald
	CANIM4	Cassia nictitans L. var. mohrii (Pollard) J.F. Macbr.
	CHMO4	Chamaecrista mohrii (Pollard) Small ex Britton & Rose
	CHMU4	Chamaecrista multipinnata (Pollard) Greene
	CHNIH	Chamaecrista nictitans (L.) Moench var. hebecarpa (Fernald) C.F. Reed
	CHNIL2	Chamaecrista nictitans (L.) Moench var. leiocarpa (Fernald) Moldenke
	CHPR10	Chamaecrista procumbens (L.) Greene

Distribution:
Chamaecrista nictitans (L.) Moench ssp. nictitans var. nictitans


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Related Taxa:
Chamaecrista nictitans (L.) Moench ssp. nictitans var. nictitans

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 19 species in Chamaecrista, 2 subspecies in Chamaecrista nictitans (L.) Moench

Classification:
Chamaecrista nictitans (L.) Moench ssp. nictitans var. nictitans

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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 nictitans (L.) Moench – sensitive partridge pea
Subspecies	Chamaecrista nictitans (L.) Moench ssp. nictitans – sensitive partridge pea
Variety	Chamaecrista nictitans (L.) Moench ssp. nictitans var. nictitans – sensitive partridge pea

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Chamaecrista nictitans (L.) Moench ssp. nictitans var. nictitans

The synonyms 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.

New Hampshire:
Cassia nictitans
wild sensitive senna		Endangered

Introduced Information:
Chamaecrista nictitans (L.) Moench ssp. nictitans var. nictitans

This plant is introduced to some part of the PLANTS Floristic Area, though it may be native in other parts. Click on link below for a partial or complete list of PFA introduced plants.

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Wetland Indicator Status:

NOTE: On June 1, 2012, the 2012 National Wetland Plant List superseded the information below (see Federal Register, May 9, 2012, 77(90): 27210-27214[https://federalregister.gov/a/2012-11176]). For updated wetland information about this species, see the latest wetland list.

Chamaecrista nictitans (L.) Moench ssp. nictitans var. nictitans

Cassia nictitans:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

UPL,FACU

FACU-

FACU

FACU-

UPL

FACU-

UPL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

Wildlife Habitat Values:

Cassia nictitans:

	Large Mammals		Small Mammals		Water Birds		Terrestrial Birds
Source	Large Mammals Food	Large Mammals Cover	Small Mammals Food	Small Mammals Cover	Water Birds Food	Water Birds Cover	Terrestrial Birds Food	Terrestrial Birds Cover
Yarrow							Low

Wildlife Habitat Values

Yarrow, G.K., and D.T. Yarrow. 1999. Managing wildlife. Sweet Water Press, Birmingham.

More Accounts and Images:
Chamaecrista nictitans (L.) Moench ssp. nictitans var. nictitans

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 531597.

View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.

Time Generated: 05/25/2013 11:51 PM CDT