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roundleaf sensitive pea
Scientific Name: Chamaecrista rotundifolia
Family: Fabaceae
Category: Dicot
Growth: Forb/herb
Duration: Annual
Other Names:
Roundleaf Sensitive Pea (Chamaecrista rotundifolia)
Chamaecrista rotundifolia, commonly known as roundleaf sensitive pea, is a short-lived perennial also known as round-leaf cassia, pasto rastiero, and Wynn cassia.
Taxonomy and Nomenclature
- Scientific Name: Chamaecrista rotundifolia (Pers.) Greene
- Synonym: Cassia rotundifolia Pers.
- Family: Fabaceae (Pea family), formerly Caesalpiniaceae
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Taxonomic Status: Accepted
Distribution and Habitat
- Native to the tropical Americas.
- Introduced in other regions, including Florida.
- Often found in disturbed, sandy areas and urban fields.
Morphological Characteristics
- Herbaceous perennial, growing as a forb/herb (a non-woody plant that is not a grass).
- Prostrate growth habit.
- Reaches up to 50 cm in height.
- Summer growing but active from.
Ecological Role
- Considered an exotic (non-native) plant in some regions.
- Functions as a fast-covering perennial forage legume.
Further Information
- Discover Life provides information about the biology, natural history, ecology, identification, and distribution of Chamaecrista rotundifolia.
- The USF Herbarium has specimen details available.