Fabaceae

Glandular senna

Senna multiglandulosa (Jacq.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Senna

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Common names

By language (2)

English: Glandular senna
Quechua: Ch'iñi mut'uy, Ch'iñi mutuyllu, Chiñi mutuy, Chiñi mutuyllu

Synonyms

Adipera tomentosa (L.f.) Britton & Rose
Cassia albida Ortega
Cassia cana Schrank ex Steud.
Cassia lutescens G.Don
Cassia multiglandulosa Jacq.
Cassia pubescens Ruiz & Pav. ex G.Don
Cassia tomentosa L.f.
Cassia tomentosa var. albida (Ortega) Collad.
Cassia wightiana Graham

Characteristics

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

Photos

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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.