partridge pea

An annual plant (Chamaecrista fasciculata) in the pea family, native to eastern and central North America, having yellow flowers and leaves with numerous leaflets that fold when touched.

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partridge pea - tropical American plant having leaflets somewhat sensitive to the touch; sometimes placed in genus Cassia

Cassia fasciculata, Chamaecrista fasciculata, sensitive pea, wild sensitive plant

Chamaecrista, genus Chamaecrista - genus of tropical herbs or subshrubs having sensitive leaves and suddenly dehiscing pods; some species placed in genus Cassia

subshrub, suffrutex - low-growing woody shrub or perennial with woody base

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Partridge pea, Chamaecrista fasciculata (Michx.) Greene, is a herbaceous annual legume that inhabits prairies, open fields, or cut-overs throughout the eastern half of the United States (USDA-NRCS).

Partridge pea is dependent on pollen transfer and this is primarily accomplished by bees (Robertson, 1890; Thorp and Estes, 1975).

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Kim Parkman and Jule bought a 75-acre family homestead that Kim said has "grown to broom grass, partridge peas and beggar's lice [a legume often called sticktight]."

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Illinois bundle flower, butterfly milkweed, compass grass, and partridge peas nestle in another 20-acre plot.