Fabaceae

Argentine senna

Senna corymbosa (Lam.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Senna

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Argentine senna (Senna corymbosa) — FlowerPhoto: Naelin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (4)

Arabic: كاسيا كورمبوزا
Chinese: 伞房决明
English: Argentine senna
Japanese: ハナセンナ

Synonyms

Adipera corymbosa (Lam.) Britton & Rose
Cassia bonariensis Colla
Cassia corymbosa Lam.
Cassia crassifolia Ortega
Cassia falcata Dum.Cours.
Cassia floribunda Collad.
Chamaefistula corymbosa (Lam.) G.Don

Flowers

In flower: February to April (from 135 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Naelin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Alan demian benadia, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: aacocucci, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Uwe Thobae, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dave Richardson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: T.Voekler, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Berazadi Iñigo, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Fabrício Mil Homens Riella, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Philmarin, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Monica H, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
Photo: Fabrício Mil Homens Riella, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Philmarin, CC BY-SA 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.