Senna hebecarpa
| Senna hebecarpa | |
|---|---|
 Wild Senna Senna hebecarpa | |
| Conservation status | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Caesalpinioideae |
| Tribe: | Cassieae |
| Subtribe: | Cassiinae |
| Genus: | Senna |
| Species: | S. hebecarpa |
| Binomial name | |
| Senna hebecarpa (Fernald) Irwin & Barneby [1] | |
| Synonyms | |
|
Cassia hebecarpa Fernald | |
Senna hebecarpa, with the common names wild senna and American senna, is a species of legume native to eastern North America. [2][1][3] [4]
Distribution
The plant is found from the Great Lakes region and Maine southwards through the Eastern United States, in the Appalachian Mountains and Atlantic Plains, to Georgia. [2][5]
It is found in moist open woodlands, and in disturbed areas.[5]
Description
Senna hebecarpa grows as a sparsely branched perennial shrub. It has axils of compound leaves. [6]
Clusters of light yellow to orange flowers bloom through July and August in North America. [6]
Uses
The Native American Cherokee and Iroquois peoples used this as a traditional medicinal plant. [7]
Senna hebecarpa is cultivated as an ornamental plant, for use as a perennial wildflower and flowering shrub in traditional and wildlife gardens, in natural landscaping projects, and for habitat restoration projects.[6][3][4]
It is a larval host and nectar source for the Cloudless Giant Sulphur (Phoebis sennae) butterfly.[6] It is also of special value to native bumble bees [6] [8]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 ITIS Standard Report Page: Senna hebecarpa
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) (2014): Senna hebecarpa. Retrieved 8-24-2014.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Blanchan, N. (1916): Wild Flowers: An Aid to Knowledge of our Wild Flowers and their Insect Visitors. TXT fulltext at Project Gutenberg
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Blanchan, N. (1917): Wild Flowers Worth Knowing. HTML or TXT fulltext at Project Gutenberg
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 NPGS—GRIN information: Senna hebecarpa (wild senna)
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network: ''Senna hebecarpa
- ↑ Senna hebecarpa Ethnobotany
- ↑ The Xerces Society for Invertebrate Conservation: Pollinator Conservation Program
External links
- USDA Plants Profile for Senna hebecarpa (American senna)
- University of Michigan—Dearborn: Native American Ethnobotany of Senna hebecarpa
- Connecticut Botanical Society: Senna hebecarpa
- Illinois Wildflowers: Senna hebecarpa
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