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Chamaecrista nictitans (partridge-pea; partridge pea)

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Wikipedia Abstract

Chamaecrista nictitans, the sensitivie cassia, sensitive partridge pea, small partridge pea or wild sensitive plant, is a herbaceous species of legume widely distributed through the temperate and tropical Americas. It is an annual plant capable of rapid plant movement—its leaflets fold together when touched. It is similar to Chamaecrista fasciculata except that the leaves are smaller.
View Wikipedia Record: Chamaecrista nictitans

Infraspecies

Attributes

Lifespan [1]  Annual/Perennial
Structure [1]  Shrub

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Citations

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1USDA Plants Database, U. S. Department of Agriculture
2Seed predators are undeterred by nectar-feeding ants on Chamaecrista nictitans (Caesalpineaceae), Scott Ruhren, Plant Ecology 166: 189–198, 2003.
3Daniels, J. C. Ceraunus Blue Butterfly, Hemiargus ceraunus (Fabricius)(Insecta: Lepidoptera: Lycaenidae). University of Florida
4Ben-Dov, Y., Miller, D.R. & Gibson, G.A.P. ScaleNet 4 November 2009
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Species taxanomy provided by GBIF Secretariat (2022). GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei accessed via GBIF.org on 2023-06-13; License: CC BY 4.0