Sensitive Partridge Pea

Chamaecrista nictitans (L.) Moench

Pea family

Plant Type
Subshrub, Forb/herb
Life Cycle
Annual, Perennial
Mature Height
12 inches
Flower Color
Yellow
Bloom Time
Early Summer, Mid Summer

Growing Conditions

Light

Shade Tolerance Intolerant

Ecosystem & Wildlife

Pollinators Native Bees; Bombus; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)
Larval Host Adelphia petrella, Aristotelia corallina, Caristanius decoloralis, Caristanius minimus, Eurema lisa, Hemiargus ceraunus antibubastus, Selenisa sueroides

Native Range

  • USA:  Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia, Wisconsin
  • MEX:  Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest
  • USA+:  Puerto Rico

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), HI (I), PR (N), VI (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.

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