Fabaceae
Florida Keys sensitive pea
Chamaecrista deeringiana
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Chamaecrista
Pet and kid safety: not checked yet. Check pet-safe plants
Is yours looking unwell? Scan your plant — free
Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Florida Keys sensitive pea
Synonyms
- Cassia deeringiana J.F.Macbr.
Flowers
- In flower
- April to May, July to August (from 12 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Turner Brockman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Elana Feldman, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: David Garza, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: William Harmon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: naturedom12, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Jade Fortnash, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Tyler Radtke, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Josiah Londerée, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: David Rankin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Judy Gallagher, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dennis Vollmar, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
More in Chamaecrista
- Chamaecrista aldabrensisFabaceae
- Tropical sensitive peaChamaecrista absusFabaceae
- ChamaecristaChamaecrista mimosoidesFabaceae
- Chamaecrista apoucouitaFabaceae
- Chamaecrista bucheraeFabaceae
- Partridge peaChamaecrista fasciculataFabaceae
- Jamaican broomChamaecrista glandulosaFabaceae
- Sensitive partridge peaChamaecrista nictitansFabaceae
- Chamaecrista nomameFabaceae
- Roundleaf sensitive peaChamaecrista rotundifoliaFabaceae
- Chamaecrista basifoliaFabaceae
- Chamaecrista catharticaFabaceae
Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0); popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.