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Search Term(s): Chamaecrista fasciculata var. fasciculata   (1 record found)

FABACEAE
Bean Family
Chamaecrista fasciculata var. fasciculata  (common partridge-pea)   
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Synonym
Cassia fasciculata Michx.
Carex Section
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Meaning of Scientific Name
Chamaecrista: from the Greek chamai (dwarf) and crista (crest); fasciculata: banded, bundled
Native Plant
Yes
Life Form
Annual Herb
Phenology (Flowering Period)
August-September
Physiographic Province
☑ Piedmont
☑ Coastal Plain

County Distribution
☑ New Castle
☑ Kent
☑ Sussex

Habitat
Dry soils, roadsides, old fields
State Status
Common
Piedmont Status
Common
Coastal Plain Status
Common
Global Rank
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Federal Status
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Geographic Affinity
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Species at Limit of Distribution
☐ Northern
☐ Southern

North American Distribution (Non-indigenous Species)
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Coefficient of Conservatism
2
Invasive
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Invasive Watchlist
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Global Origin (Non-native Species)
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Wildlife Values
Host plant for Eurema lisa (Little Sulphur Butterfly); seeds eaten by bobwhite quail.
Medicinal Properties
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ID Notes
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Additional Info
Variety brachiata: Georgia and Florida; variety macrosperma: freshwater tidal marshes of eastern Virginia and Maryland.
Habitats in which this plant occurs
Early Successional Herbaceous Upland Habitats (Piedmont Native Grassland)
Early Successional Shrub/Brush Upland Habitats (Piedmont Old Field)
Early Successional Shrub/Brush Upland Habitats (Coastal Plain Old Field)
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