Common names: sensitive pea, sensitive partridge pea

Scientific names: Cassia nictitans (Chamaecrista nictitans, Chamaecrista procumbens)

Seasons of significant use: summer (for C. fasciculata-C. nictitans complex)

Characteristics: Native, annual, warm season forb to 1.5 feet. Leaves alternate, pinnately compound, in 2 rows, usually sensitive to touch; leaflets 8-22 pairs; flowers relatively inconspicuous, with 5 stamens; petals unequal, mostly yellow, 0.12-0.31 inch; fruit is a flat linear pod. Flowers May-October.

Plant community type: Open uplands and bottomlands.

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Appendix C: Plants by Common Name
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