Characteristics
Dicots
Chamaecrista nictitans (L.)Moench var. aspera (Muhl. ex Elliott)H.S.Irwin & Barneby
SENSITIVE PEA
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Native
FACU (NWPL)
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Classification
FABALES
Chamaecrista nictitans (L.)Moench var. aspera (Muhl. ex Elliott)H.S.Irwin & Barneby - SENSITIVE PEA
Citation
CHAMAECRISTA NICTITANS (Linnaeus) Moench, var. ASPERA (Muhlenberg ex Elliott) H. S. Irwin & Barneby, Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 35: 838. 1982.
Cassia aspera Muhlenberg ex Elliott 1817.
SOUTH CAROLINA: Beaufort Co.: Eding's Island near Beaufort,
Species Distribution Map
Based on vouchered plant specimens from wild populations. Cultivated occurrences are not mapped. Click on a county to display its name.
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County
Herbaria
Literature Citation (If Applicable)
Alachua
FLAS
Brevard
USF
Broward
USF
Charlotte
USF
Citrus
USF
Clay
USF
Collier
USF
Columbia
FLAS
DeSoto
USF
Dixie
USF
Synonyms
Synonym
Full Citation
Basionym
Type
Cassia aspera
Cassia aspera Muhlenberg ex Elliott, Sketch Bot. S. Carolina 1: 474. 1817.
TYPE: SOUTH CAROLINA: Beaufort Co.: Eding's Island near Beaufort,
Cassia aspera var. simpsonii
Cassia aspera Muhlenberg ex Elliott, var. simpsonii (Pollard) J. F. Macbride, Contr. Gray Herb. 59: 25. 1919.
BASIONYM: Cassia simpsonii Pollard 1894.
Cassia caymanensis
Cassia caymanensis C. D. Adams, Phytologia 20: 310. 1970.
BASIONYM: Chamaecrista confusa Britton ex Britton & Rose 1930.
Cassia nictitans var. aspera
Cassia nictitans Linnaeus, var. aspera (Muhlenberg ex Elliott) Torrey & A. Gray, Fl. N. Amer. 1: 396. 1840.
BASIONYM: Cassia aspera Muhlenberg ex Elliott 1817.
Cassia simpsonii
Cassia simpsonii Pollard, Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 21: 221. 1894.
TYPE: FLORIDA: Monroe Co.: Big Pine Key, May 1891, Simpson 174 (holotype: US).
Chamaecrista aspera
Chamaecrista aspera (Muhlenberg ex Elliott) Greene, Pittonia 3: 243. 1897.
BASIONYM: Cassia aspera Muhlenberg ex Elliott 1817.
Chamaecrista confusa
Chamaecrista confusa Britton ex Britton & Rose, in Britton, N. Amer. Fl. 23: 292. 1930.
TYPE: BAHAMA ISLANDS: New Providence Island: Harold Road, 1 Sep 1904, Britton & Brace 427 (holotype: NY).
Chamaecrista simpsonii
Chamaecrista simpsonii (Pollard) Pollard ex A. Heller, Cat. N. Amer. Pl., ed. 2. 5. 1900.
Specimens and Distribution
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Counties listed: Beaufort, Brevard, Broward, Charlotte, Citrus, Clay, Collier, DeSoto, Dixie, Glades, Hardee, Hendry, Hernando, Highlands, Hillsborough, Jasper, Lake, Lee, Levy, Manatee, Marion, Martin, McIntosh, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Okeechobee, Orange, Osceola, Palm Beach, Pasco, Pinellas, Polk, Sarasota, Seminole, St. Johns, St. Lucie, Sumter, Volusia, Wakulla
Range of years during which specimens were collected: 1925 - 2020
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