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Senna roemeriana

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Species of plant

Senna roemeriana
Habit
Leaves
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Genus: Senna
Species: S. roemeriana
Binomial name
Senna roemeriana
(Scheele) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
Synonyms
  • Cassia roemeriana Scheele
  • Earleocassia roemeriana (Scheele) Britton

Senna roemeriana, the twoleaf senna, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, native to the US states of New Mexico and Texas, and to northern Mexico. A perennial of limestone soils and typically 18 in (46 cm) tall, it is toxic to livestock, particularly goats and sheep, but they avoid consuming it with proper range management.

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References

  1. ^ "Senna roemeriana (Scheele) H.S.Irwin & Barneby". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  2. "Senna roemeriana (Scheele) Irwin & Barneby Twoleaf Senna, Two Leaved Senna". Plant Database. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. 19 February 2015. Retrieved 3 May 2023.
  3. Landers, Jake (April 2009). "Double Trouble-Twin Leaf Sennas". Ranch and Rural Living. 90 (7). San Angelo, Texas: 5–35. Retrieved 3 May 2023. Two-leaf or Twin-leaf Senna
Taxon identifiers
Senna roemeriana
Cassia roemeriana


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