Category: Seminum | Sub-Category: Wildflowers
Scientific Name (Genus/Species): Senna marilandica (syn. Cassia marilandica)
Family: (Caesalpiniaceae)
(P) to 6′. Southern Wild Senna. Eastern North America. Very similar to the above, the flowers of Senna marilandica have styles with short appressed hairs, while the flowers of Senna hebecarpa have styles with long spreading hairs. Southern Wild Senna, because its range doesn’t extend as far north as a closely related species, Senna hebecarpa (Wild Senna). Blooms from July to September. Well-drained soil. Sun/partial shade. 1 & 3 & T3