Chamaecrista nictitans var. nictitans
Endemic
Synonyms: Cassia aspera var. mohrii Pollard C. multipinnata Pollard C. multipinnata var. nashii Pollard C. nictitans var. hebecarpa Fernald C. nictitans var. leiocarpa Fernald C. procumbens Linnaeus Chamaecrista mohrii (Pollard) Small ex Britton & Rose C. nictitans var. commixta Pollard & Maxon C. procumbens (Linnaeus) Greene
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 11.
Herbs to 0.7 m. Stems glabrous or hairs whitish, to 0.7 mm. Leaves 2–7 cm; stipules usually persistent; petiole 2–7 mm; leaflets (6–)8–23(–26) pairs, blades (4–)6–26 × 1–3 mm, margins glabrous or hairs to 0.4 mm. Pedicels 0.5–2 mm. Flowers: petals to 3.5–6.5(–7) mm; stamens 4 or 5, staminodia 0–2(or 3); anthers to (1.4–)1.7–2.8 mm; ovary usually slightly hairy, rarely glabrate; ovules 5–10. Legumes 18–43 × (2.8–)3.2–5.5(–5.8) mm. Seeds 2.7–3.4 mm.
Phenology: Flowering mid summer–winter.
Habitat: Open woods, thickets, sandy fields and pastures, shores, waste places, old fields, cleared land, roadsides.
Elevation: 10–1000 m.
Distribution
Ala., Ark., Del., D.C., Fla., Ga., Ill., Ind., Kans., Ky., La., Md., Mass., Mich., Miss., Mo., N.H., N.J., N.Y., N.C., Ohio, Okla., Pa., R.I., S.C., Tenn., Tex., Vt., Va., W.Va., Wis.
Discussion
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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