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FABACEAE
Bean Family
Senna hebecarpa  (northern wild senna)   
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Synonym
Cassia hebecarpa Fern.
Carex Section
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Meaning of Scientific Name
Senna: Latin form of Arabic word for a thorny bush; hebecarpa: fuzzy fruit
Native Plant
Yes
Life Form
Perennial Herb
Phenology (Flowering Period)
July-August
Physiographic Province
☑ Piedmont
☑ Coastal Plain

County Distribution
☑ New Castle
☑ Kent
☐ Sussex

Habitat
Roadside banks, fields, open woodlands, silty floodplains
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
5
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); provides food for quail.
Medicinal Properties
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ID Notes
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Additional Info
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Habitats in which this plant occurs
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