Partridge Pea

Chamaecrista fasciculata (Michx.) Greene

Pea family

Plant Type

Forb/herb

Life Cycle

Annual

Mature Height

3.0 feet

Flower Color

Yellow

Bloom Time

Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intermediate

Water

Water Use Medium

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Host Adelphia petrella, Automeris io io, Caristanius decoloralis, Eurema lisa, Eurema nicippe, Fundella pellucens, Hemiargus ceraunus antibubastus, Phoebis sennae, Phoebis sennae eubule. Pleuroprucha insulsaria, Polyhymno luteostrigella, Stegasta bosqueella

Native Range

USA: Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
CAN: Ontario

Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.