Texas Wildbuds
Senna pumilio
(Dwarf Senna)
Senna pumilio, South Llano River State Park, Kimble Co. 7435
Senna pumilio, South Llano River State Park, Kimble Co. 7451
Senna pumilio, South Llano River State Park, Kimble Co. 7441
| Scientific Name | Senna pumilio (Cassia pumilio) | USDA PLANTS Symbol | SEPU13 |
| Common Name | Dwarf Senna | ITIS Taxonomic Serial No. | 505171 |
| Family | Fabaceae (Pea) | SEINet Reference |
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| Description | Habitat: Rocky, gravelly sandy or limestone soils in open areas along roadsides, flats, grasslands and shrublands. Plant: Small perennial growing in tufts 4 to 8 inches tall. Leaves: Spirally-arranged leaves with one pair of folded linear or narrowly lanceolate leaflets, each 3/4 to 2 inches long with pointed tips. Inflorescence: Single yellow flowers 1 inch or less across on pedicels 4 to 6 inches long; 5 elliptic petals of unequal length with obvious veins; 10 stamens (the upper three much smaller) with inflated, light brown pods; hairy, rounded sepals less than 3/8-inch long. Bloom Period: April to June. References: "Wildflowers of Texas" by Michael Eason and Flora of North America; Cassia pumilio in "Manual of the Vascular Plants of Texas" by Correll and Johnston. |
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Texas Status: Native |
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