Fabaceae
Privet senna
Senna ligustrina
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Senna
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Privet senna
Synonyms
- Cassia angustisiliqua Torr. & A.Gray
- Cassia bahamensis Mill.
- Cassia ligustrina L.
- Cassia ligustrina var. eggersiana Urb.
- Cassia ligustrina var. jaegeriana Urb.
- Cassia turquinae (Britton & Rose) Leon
- Cassia turquinae (Britton) León
- Ditremexa confusa Britton & Rose
- Ditremexa confusa Britton
- Ditremexa ligustrina (L.) Jacks.
- Ditremexa ligustrina (L.) Jackson
- Ditremexa ligustrina (L.) Britton & Rose
- Peiranisia bahamensis (Mill.) Britton & Rose
- Peiranisia turquinae Britton & Rose
- Peiranisia turquinae Britton
- Senna ligustrina var. turquinae (Britton) A.Barreto & Yakovlev
Flowers
- In flower
- March to May, October (from 16 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Forb/herb, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native, Puerto Rico: introduced
Photos
FruitPhoto: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: naturedom12, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: marique, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Photo by David J. Stang, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dennis Vollmar, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ben Machado, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ben Machado, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Abair, CC BY 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.