common name:Partridge Pea
other name:Prairie Senna,Golden Cassia
scientific name:Chamaecrista Fasciculaca
plant name:Fabaceae (bean)
seed size:1 mm
http://plants.usda.gov/java/largeImage?imageID=chni2_003_ahp.tif
<span style="font-size: 130%;" _mce_style="font-size: 130%;">plant size:2 feet</span>
<span style="font-size: 17px; line-height: 25.349998474121094px;">plant size:3-5 feet</span>
http://think-wave.blogspot.com/p/list-of-spring-flowers.html
seedling size:1 feet tall
http://www.grownative.org/native-plant-info/seedling-identification/partridge-pea
leaf size:5 feet
http://bluejaybarrens.blogspot.com/2011/07/wild-senna.html
root size:1-2 feet
http://www.juliaossler.com/?page_id=80
juvenile size: 2-3 feet
http://www.grownative.org/native-plant-info/seedling-identification/partridge-pea/
Habitat: ssachusetsoils and lighsandy soil native to Minnesota,Ontario,Mats clat wood land
Bloom period : July through September
Threats: Changing conditions drout farming lighting and fire to much water
characteristic:flower color-yellow,toxicity-slight,presipatation-14 to 45,lowest temp- -3,bulb-none,berry,nut,etc.-none.fire toloranc- none,time to grow-20 years to grow,seed color-black
interesting facts:the leaf has up to 20 leaflets on it witch are sencitive when you touch them. The partridge pea has no sent.This flower stays bloomed till first frost.It grows in South Dakota,Nebraska,Kansas,Oklahoma,Texas,New Mexico,Minnesota,
During the fall pods develupe that are instantly green, but later become hairless and dark brown. It was often used for orhamental to describe a wide array of small wild peas consuemed by bob white quail and a tonic for endurence.
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