partridge pea - Chamaecrista fasciculata

Synonyms: sleeping plant,

USDA Plant Code: CHFA2
Light Requirement: full sun - part shade
Soil Moisture: medium/moist
Leaves: deciduous
Protected Plant: no
Commonly Available at Nurseries : yes
Growth Habits: subshrub,forb/herb,
Hardiness Zone: both
Salt Tolerance : no
Drought Tolerance: no
Birds, Mammals and Other Wildlife: yes
Riparian Buffers: no
All Pollinators: yes
Native Bees and other Pollinators: yes
Butterflies and Moths: yes
Hummingbird: no
Rain Garden: no
Bloom Color: yellow
Bloom Period: spring-fall
Fragrant: no
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Flower(s); Cassia fasciculata Partridge pea
Jerry A. Payne, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); Partridge pea Cassia fasciculata
Jerry A. Payne, USDA Agricultural Research Service, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); September. Photo from Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses by J.H. Miller and K.V. Miller, published by The University of Georgia Press in cooperation with the Southern Weed Science Society.
James H. Miller, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Chris Evans, University of Illinois, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Johnny N. Dell, , Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s);
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); Apis mellifera
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); with pollinator
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); foliage
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); Tift County; Coastal plains
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); Tift County; Coastal plains
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Flower(s); Tift County; Coastal plains
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Fruit(s); Solon Dixon Center, The Longleaf Alliance, Andalusia, Alabama
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Johnny N. Dell, , Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Stem(s);
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Foliage; Tift County; Coastal plains
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Seed(s);
Bruce Ackley, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Seed(s);
Bruce Ackley, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org
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Foliage;
Ansel Oommen, , Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); September. Photo from Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses by J.H. Miller and K.V. Miller, published by The University of Georgia Press in cooperation with the Southern Weed Science Society.
James H. Miller, USDA Forest Service, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); August. Photo from Forest Plants of the Southeast and Their Wildlife Uses by J.H. Miller and K.V. Miller, published by The University of Georgia Press in cooperation with the Southern Weed Science Society.
James H. Miller & Ted Bodner, Southern Weed Science Society, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s);
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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Plant(s); Tift County; Coastal plains
Karan A. Rawlins, University of Georgia, Bugwood.org
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