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Fabaceae

Shrubby wild sensitive-plant

Senna bauhinioides (A.Gray) H.S.Irwin & Barneby

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Senna

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Shrubby wild sensitive-plant: Two-Leaved Senna ( Senna bauhinioides ) in the United States
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
English
Shrubby wild sensitive-plant, Twinleaf senna, Two-leaf desert senna
Spanish
Daisillo

Synonyms

  • Cassia bauhinioides A.Gray
  • Cassia bauhinioides var. arizonica B.L.Rob.
  • Earleocassia bauhinioides (A.Gray) Britton & Rose
  • Earleocassia bauhinioides (A.Gray) Britton

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb, Subshrub
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Lower 48 states: native

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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.