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Chamaecrista nictitans - Sensitive Partridge Pea, Wild Sensitive Plant, Sensitive Pea. Low-growing pea with yellow flowers and pinnately-divided leaves. The leaves will sometime fold up when touched. There is a tiny gland on the petiole near the plant stem. | Chamaecrista nictitans is a highly variable species, with 2 subspecies, nictitans and patellaria. Only nictitans is found in the continental US, and that subspecies has 5 varieties. The variety presented here, nictitans, is the most widespread variety. Leave comments on Chamaecrista nictitans at this link. Blue=Native; Grey=Introduced Map from USDA Plants Database: USDA, NRCS. 2017. The PLANTS Database (http://plants.usda.gov, 16 Jan 2025). National Plant Data Team, Greensboro, NC 27401-4901 USA. Search Our Database: Enter any portion of the Scientific, Common Name, or both. Do a general Google search of the entire site: #ad
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