Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Chamaecrista nictitans (Linnaeus) Moench var. leptadenia (Greenman) Gandhi & Hatch
(Partridge Pea)

Family: Fabaceae

Status: Native

Synonyms:
Cassia leptadenia Greenman
Chamaecrista leptadenia (Greenman) Cockerell

Chamaecrista nictitans var. leptadenia is a spreading annual with light yellow petals and pinnately compound leaves. It is found on dry hillsides at middle elevation.
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Chamaecrista nictitans var. leptadenia, photo Russ Kleinman & Richard Felger, Burro Mtns., Three Gate Road, Sept. 18, 2007

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