Wild sensitive plant

Chamaecrista nictitans

Summary 5

Chamaecrista nictitans (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.

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  1. (c) Forest and Kim Starr, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://www.flickr.com/photos/starr-environmental/24918353416/
  2. (c) Forest & Kim Starr, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://www.biolib.cz/IMG/GAL/54593.jpg
  3. (c) B Mlry, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), https://www.flickr.com/photos/epmallory3/8036970811/
  4. (c) Forest and Kim Starr, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://www.flickr.com/photos/starr-environmental/24535932559/
  5. (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chamaecrista_nictitans

More Info

iNat Map

Flower color yellow
Establishment native
Source Heineke
Type tree or shrub
Blooms (07) July, (08) August, (09) September