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Photographer: Paul Drobot
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Family Caesalpiniaceae
Senna hebecarpa (Fernald) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
American wild sensitive-plant, northern wild senna
Senna: from the Arabic name Sana
hebecarpa: hebe for "young man;" carpos for "fruit;" hence "fuzzy fruited"
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| Status: | Native |
| Plant: | erect, perennial, 3'-6' tall forb, mostly smooth above |
| Flower: | yellow, 5-parted, 3/4"-1 1/4" wide, stalked, petals slightly unequal, buds nodding; inflorescence several, many-flowered clusters (panicle) at the end of the stems; blooms July-Aug. |
| Fruit: | pod not flat or readily opening when mature, space around the seeds nearly square; seeds flat, nearly as long as wide |
| Leaf: | evenly once pinnately-divided into 6-10 pairs, stalks usually with a large club- to ovate-shaped gland |
| Habitat: | full to partial sun; moderate moisture to moist; open woods, roadsides, streambanks; in sandy, loamy soil |
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