Fabaceae

Coues' cassia

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

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Senna

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Coues' cassia: Senna covesii , Desert Senna. Maricopa Co., Arizona, USA — Photo: Mike, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: Coues' cassia, Coves' senna, Desert senna, Rattleweed

Synonyms

Cassia covesii A.Gray
Earleocassia covesii (A.Gray) Britton & Rose
Earleocassia covesii (A.Gray) Britton

Characteristics

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

Photos

Photo: Mike, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Leslie Seaton from Seattle, WA, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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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: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 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.