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Wislizenus' senna

Senna wislizeni

Also called Wislizenus' Wild Sensitive Plant

Wislizenus' senna
Photo: Username: alfredoavila, CC0
Family
Fabaceae (Pea & bean family)
Grows as
Shrub, Perennial
Native range
Arizona to Texas and Mexico
Climate
desert or dry shrubland

About

Senna wislizeni, commonly called Wislizenus' senna or shrubby senna (formerly "cassia", but this generally refers to larger Cassiinae), is a species of legume. Formerly in the wastebin taxon Cassia sensu lato, it is now placed in the genus Senna or sometimes separated in Palmerocassia together with Senna unijuga.

This is a perennial, deciduous shrub native to Chihuahua and Hidalgo in Mexico; and Texas, New Mexico, and Arizona in the U.S. It is a desert plant with good heat and drought tolerance.

Other Senna plants

Rainforest Cassia · Sprawling Cassia · Emperor's candlesticks · Alexandrian senna · Desertsenna · Silver senna · Flor de San Jose · Matara Tea · Pepper Leaf Senna · Senna barronfieldii · Twinleaf senna · Christmasbush

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Senna wislizeni by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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