Fabaceae
Woodland sensitive pea
Chamaecrista calycioides
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Chamaecrista
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Woodland sensitive pea
Synonyms
- Cassia aristellata (Pennell) Cory & H.B.Parks
- Cassia aristellata A.Gray ex Pennell
- Cassia calycioides DC. ex Collad.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Guillaume Delaitre, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Cleveland Powell, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Eric Knight, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Sam Kieschnick, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: fmunoz, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Chet Burrier, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Chet Burrier, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.