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Fabaceae

Flor de San Jose

Senna atomaria (L.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Senna

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Common names

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Flor de San Jose

Synonyms

  • Cassia arborescens Mill.
  • Cassia atomaria L.
  • Cassia chrysophylla A.Rich.
  • Cassia elliptica Sessé & Moc.
  • Cassia elliptica Kunth
  • Cassia emarginata Bertero ex Steud.
  • Cassia emarginata var. subunijuga Robinson & Bartlett
  • Cassia emarginata var. subunijuga B.L.Rob. & Bartlett
  • Cassia graveolens Colla
  • Cassia grisea A.Rich.
  • Cassia longisiliqua L.f.
  • Cassia lorentzii Niederl.
  • Cassia michoacanensis Sessé & Moc.
  • Cassia triflora Vahl
  • Diplotax arborescens (Mill.) Raf.
  • Isandrina maxonii Britton & Rose

Characteristics

Growth habit
Shrub, Tree
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: introduced, Puerto Rico: introduced

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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.