Called “Sensitive Pea” in GBIF
Chamaecrista is a genus of flowering plants in the pea family, Fabaceae, subfamily Caesalpinioideae. Members of the genus are commonly known as sensitive pea. Several species are capable of rapid plant movement. Unlike the related genera Cassia and Senna, members of Chamaecrista form root nodules.
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Watch a patch of partridge peas closely enough and you'll catch individual plants flipping which ...
Wild senna plants blooming along roadsides and meadow edges are running a daily floral shell game...
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Researchers discovered that individual plants of four Chamaecrista species alternate the direction of their flower styles day by day, even though the overall population maintains a balanced mix. This daily switching may help prevent self-pollination and encourage cross-pollination between plants.
Wild senna plants blooming along roadsides and meadow edges are running a daily floral shell game — alternating left- and...
