Chamaecrista nictitans
| Chamaecrista nictitans | |
|---|---|
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| Chamaecrista nictitans on Kahoolawe, Hawaii | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Genus: | Chamaecrista |
| Species: | C. nictitans |
| Binomial name | |
| Chamaecrista nictitans (L.) Moench | |
| Synonyms | |
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Cassia nictitans L. Chamaecrista procumbens | |
Chamaecrista nictitans (Sensitive Partridge Pea, Small Partridge Pea or Wild Sensitive Plant)[1] is a herbaceous species of legume widely distributed through the temperate and tropical Americas.<ref name=Gargiullo345">Gargiullo, Margaret B.; Magnuson, Barbara L.; Larry D., Kimball (2008). A field guide to plants of Costa Rica. Oxford University Press. p. 345. ISBN 978-0-19-518824-0.</ref> It is an annual plant capable of rapid plant movement—its leaflets fold together when touched.[2]
It is similar to Chamaecrista fasciculata except that the leaves are smaller.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Miller, James Howard; Miller, Karl V. (2005). Forest plants of the Southeast and their wildlife uses. University of Georgia Press. p. 26. ISBN 978-0-300-12103-2.
- ↑ "NPIN: Chamaecrista nictitans (Partridge-Pea)". Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. 1 January 2007. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
External links
Media related to Chamaecrista nictitans at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Chamaecrista nictitans at Wikispecies