Fabaceae
Jamaican broom
Chamaecrista glandulosa
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Chamaecrista
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Jamaican broom
Synonyms
- Cassia glandulosa L.
- Chamaecrista cowellii Britton & Rose
- Dialanthera glandulosa (L.) Raf.
- Hepteireca glandulosa (L.) Raf.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
Photo: Michael Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Michael Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Michael Wolf, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tournasol7, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tournasol7, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tournasol7, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Tournasol7, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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.