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Chamaecrista fasciculata (Michx.) Greene var. fasciculata
sleepingplant
Symbol: CHFAF
Group: Dicot
Family: Fabaceae
Growth Habit: Forb/herb
Duration: Annual
U.S. Nativity: Native
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Plant Synonyms:
 

CABR26

Cassia brachiata (Pollard) J.F. Macbr.

 

CACH32

Cassia chamaecrista L.

 

CAFA

Cassia fasciculata Michx.

 

CAFAB

Cassia fasciculata Michx. var. brachiata (Pollard) Pullen ex Isely

 

CAFAD

Cassia fasciculata Michx. var. depressa (Pollard) J.F. Macbr.

 

CAFAF

Cassia fasciculata Michx. var. ferrisiae (Britt. ex Britt. & Rose) Turner

 

CAFAP

Cassia fasciculata Michx. var. puberula (Greene) J.F. Macbr.

 

CAFAR2

Cassia fasciculata Michx. var. rostrata (Woot. & Standl.) B.L. Turner

 

CAFAR3

Cassia fasciculata Michx. var. robusta (Pollard) J.F. Macbr.

 

CAFAT

Cassia fasciculata Michx. var. tracyi (Pollard) J.F. Macbr.

 

CAMI30

Cassia mississippiensis Pollard

 

CARO17

Cassia robusta (Pollard) Pollard

 

CARO19

Cassia rostrata (Woot. & Standl.) Tidestrom ex Tidestrom & Kittell

 

CHBR6

Chamaecrista brachiata Pollard

 

CHDE14

Chamaecrista depressa (Pollard) Greene

 

CHLI9

Chamaecrista littoralis Pollard

 

CHMI13

Chamaecrista mississippiensis (Pollard) Pollard ex Heller

 

CHRO5

Chamaecrista robusta (Pollard) Pollard ex Heller

 

CHRO6

Chamaecrista rostrata Woot. & Standl.

 

CHTR11

Chamaecrista tracyi Pollard

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Plant Distribution by State


Chamaecrista fasciculata (Michx.) Greene var. fasciculata

CHFAF

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Related Taxa:
Chamaecrista fasciculata (Michx.) Greene var. fasciculata

View 200 genera in Fabaceae, 16 species in Chamaecrista, 2 varieties in Chamaecrista fasciculata

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Classification:
Chamaecrista fasciculata (Michx.) Greene var. fasciculata

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    Kingdom Plantae – Plants
       Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
          Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants
             Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
                Class Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
                   Subclass Rosidae
                      Order Fabales
                         Family Fabaceae – Pea family
                            Genus Chamaecrista (L.) Moench – sensitive pea
                               Species Chamaecrista fasciculata (Michx.) Greene – sleepingplant
                                  Variety Chamaecrista fasciculata (Michx.) Greene var. fasciculata – sleepingplant

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Invasive Information:
Chamaecrista fasciculata (Michx.) Greene var. fasciculata
    Cassia fasciculata Michx.
        partridge pea
        sleepingplant
        showy partridgepea
The synonyms italicized and indented above are listed as invasive weeds by the authoritative sources noted below. This plant may be known by one or more common names in different places, and some are listed above. Click on an acronym to view each invasive plant list, or click here for a composite list of Invasive Plants of the U.S.
KY   Haragan, P.D.. 1991. Weeds of Kentucky and Adjacent States: A Field Guide. The University Press of Kentucky. Lexington, Kentucky.. 278pp.
 
NE&GP;   Stubbendieck, J., G.Y. Friisoe, & M.R. Bolick. 1994. Weeds of Nebraska and the Great Plains. Nebraska Department of Agriculture, Bureau of Plant Industry. Lincoln, Nebraska.. 589pp.
 
SWSS   Southern Weed Science Society. 1998. Weeds of the United States and Canada. CD-ROM. Southern Weed Science Society. Champaign, Illinois..
 

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Wetland Indicator Status:*
Chamaecrista fasciculata (Michx.) Greene var. fasciculata
CAFA: Cassia fasciculata Michx.
Nat. Ind. Reg. 1 Reg. 2 Reg. 3 Reg. 4 Reg. 5 Reg. 6 Reg. 7 Reg. 8 Reg. 9 Reg. 0 Reg. A Reg. C Reg. H
FACU-,FACU FACU FACU FACU- FACU FACU FACU- FACU- NO NO NO NO NO NO

      *for this plant and/or its synonyms

Wetland Data InformationInterpreting wetland indicator status

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Other Species Accounts and Images:
Chamaecrista fasciculata (Michx.) Greene var. fasciculata

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 566216.
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