Chamaecrista nictitans
Chamaecrista nictitans (Sensitive Partridge Pea, Small Partridge Pea or Wild Sensitive Plant)[1] is a herbaceous species of legume widely distributed through the temperate and tropical Americas.[2] It is an annual plant capable of rapid plant movement—its leaflets fold together when touched.[3]
It is similar to Chamaecrista fasciculata except that the leaves are smaller.[1]
References
- ^ a b Miller, James Howard; Miller, Karl V. (2005). Forest plants of the Southeast and their wildlife uses. University of Georgia Press. p. 26. ISBN 978-0-300-12103-2. http://books.google.com/books?id=N4uFSMmqTRQC.
- ^ Gargiullo, Margaret B.; Magnuson, Barbara L.; Larry D., Kimball (2008). A field guide to plants of Costa Rica. Oxford University Press. p. 345. ISBN 978-0-19-518824-0. http://books.google.com/books?id=d7bBIQkNId8C&pg=PA345.
- ^ "NPIN: Chamaecrista nictitans (Partridge-Pea)". Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. 1 January 2007. http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=chni2. Retrieved 16 August 2010.
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