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Twoleaf senna

Senna roemeriana (Scheele) H.S.Irwin & Barneby

Family
Fabaceae
Genus
Senna

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Twoleaf senna: Senna roemeriana , in the hills between the Capitan Mountains and Roswell, between Deadman Canyon and Big Draw, 33.456 -104.981, Lincoln County, 6 May 2017.
Photo: Patrick Alexander from Las Cruces, NM, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Twoleaf senna

Synonyms

  • Cassia roemeriana Scheele
  • Earleocassia roemeriana (Scheele) Britton & Rose
  • Earleocassia roemeriana (Scheele) Britton

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
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.