Chamaecrista fasciculata - (image 1 of 6)
Taxonomy
Family: Fabaceae
Habitat
Open, dry, usually disturbed habitats.
Associates
Distribution
MA to southern MN, south to FL and Mexico. More common south.
Morphology
Annual; stems usually erect or ascending, pubescent; petiolar gland saucer-shaped, sessile or nearly so; leaflets in 5-18 pairs, oblong, usually 1-2 cm, acute to obtuse, mucronate; flowers 1-6 in short, axillary, bracteate racemes; pedicels 1-2 cm; petals subequal, 1-2 cm, 4 of them marked with red at the base; stamens 10, very unequal; anthers linear, several times longer than their filaments, the two largest often 8 mm; pods linear-oblong, 3-6 cm, flat, straight.
Notes
Flowers July to September
Wetland indicator: FACU
The flowers tend to be asymmetrical with one of the wing petals usually incurved toward the enlarged anthers.
References
Gleason, Henry A. and A. Cronquist. 1991. Manual of Vascular Plants of
Northeastern United States and Adjacent Canada. Second Ed.
The New York Botanical Garden. Bronx, NY
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