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Absus
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.
11 branches of this group, most-observed first
Hairy Cassia
speciesChamaecrista absus
Chamaecrista hispidula
speciesChamaecrista hispidula
Chamaecrista amiciella
speciesChamaecrista amiciella
Chamaecrista fagonioides
speciesChamaecrista fagonioides
Chamaecrista viscosa
speciesChamaecrista viscosa
Chamaecrista campestris
speciesChamaecrista campestris
Chamaecrista brevicalyx
speciesChamaecrista brevicalyx
Chamaecrista punctulata
speciesChamaecrista punctulata
Chamaecrista carobinha
speciesChamaecrista carobinha
Chamaecrista acosmifolia
speciesChamaecrista acosmifolia
Chamaecrista barbata
speciesChamaecrista barbata
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 1710908.