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

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PLANTS Profile

Chamaecrista nictitans (L.) Moench ssp. patellaria (DC. ex Collad.) Irwin & Barneby
sensitive partridge pea

Symbol:

CHNIP

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Fabaceae

Duration:

Annual
Perennial

Growth Habit:

Subshrub
Forb/herb

Native Status:

HI		I
PR		N
VI		N


Other common names:
	sensitive plant

More Information:

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Chamaecrista nictitans (L.) Moench ssp. patellaria (DC. ex Collad.) Irwin & Barneby

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Distribution:
Chamaecrista nictitans (L.) Moench ssp. patellaria (DC. ex Collad.) Irwin & Barneby


View Native Status

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USA (HI), USA+ (PR, VI)

Related Taxa:
Chamaecrista nictitans (L.) Moench ssp. patellaria (DC. ex Collad.) Irwin & Barneby

View 236 genera in Fabaceae, 19 species in Chamaecrista, 2 subspecies in Chamaecrista nictitans (L.) Moench or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Distribution of Chamaecrista nictitans (L.) Moench ssp. patellaria (DC. ex Collad.) Irwin & Barneby var. glabrata (Vogel) Irwin & Barneby. .

Chamaecrista nictitans ssp. patellaria var. glabrata
sensitive partridge pea

Distribution of Chamaecrista nictitans (L.) Moench ssp. patellaria (DC. ex Collad.) Irwin & Barneby var. patellaria (DC. ex Collad.) Kartesz & Gandhi. . Image Available.

Chamaecrista nictitans ssp. patellaria var. patellaria
sensitive partridge pea

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Chamaecrista nictitans (L.) Moench ssp. patellaria (DC. ex Collad.) Irwin & Barneby

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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. patellaria (DC. ex Collad.) Irwin & Barneby – sensitive partridge pea

Introduced Information:
Chamaecrista nictitans (L.) Moench ssp. patellaria (DC. ex Collad.) Irwin & Barneby

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. patellaria (DC. ex Collad.) Irwin & Barneby

Cassia patellaria [=CHNIP2]:

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. H

FACU

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Chamaecrista nictitans (L.) Moench ssp. patellaria (DC. ex Collad.) Irwin & Barneby

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 523838.

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