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| Photos by Renee Brecht |
Britton and Brown. See
credits below.** |
| Botanical name: |
Chamaecrista nictitans (L.) Moench |
| Common
name: |
sensitive partridge pea |
| Group: |
dicot |
| Family: |
Fabaceae |
| Growth
Type: |
subshrub
forb/herb |
| Duration: |
annual
perennial |
| Origin: |
native |
| Plant
height: |
6-15" |
| Foliage: |
hairless or hairy; leaflets 14-40; oblong, 1/4"-1/2"; sharply pointed, sensitive to touch |
| Flowers: |
yellow, 1 to 3 in clusters; petal very unequal, stamens 5 |
| Flowering/fruiting time: |
summer and fall |
| Habitat: |
sandy soil |
| Range
in
New Jersey: |
statewide
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| Heritage ranking if any: |
n/a |
| Distribution: |
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| Misc.: |
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Sources
**USDA-NRCS
PLANTS Database / Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An
illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British
Possessions. Vol. 2: 337.
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