Fabaceae
Sensitive partridge pea
Chamaecrista nictitans
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Chamaecrista
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 大葉假含羞草, 山扁豆, 含羞山扁豆, 大葉山扁豆, 短葉決明
- English
- Sensitive partridge pea, Partridge-pea
Synonyms
- Cassia nictidans L.
- Cassia nictitans L.
- Cassia nictitans var. conmixta (Pollard & Maxon) Millsp.
- Chamaecrista multipinnata Pennell
- Chamaecrista nictitans subsp. nictitans
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Annual, Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Hawaii: introduced, Lower 48 states: native, Navassa Island: native, Pacific Basin: introduced, Puerto Rico: native, U.S. Virgin Islands: native
Photos
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: J.M.Garg, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Forest & Kim Starr, CC BY 3.0, 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.