Partridge pea
Chamaecrista fasciculata
Description 3
Fabaceae | partridge pea
Habitat: Dry soil at the edge of woods and in old fields.
Flowers: Small axillary clusters, petals 1/2" to 3/4" long, are nearly equal but the stamens are unequal.
Leaves: Pinnate leaves with linear-oblong leaflets.
Fruit: Narrow pod.
Wharton, M. E., & Barbour, R. W. (1971). A guide to the wildflowers and ferns of Kentucky. Lexington: University Press of Kentucky.
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