Senna bauhinioides

Senna bauhinioides
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. bauhinioides
Binomial name
Senna bauhinioides
Synonyms[1]
  • Cassia bauhinioides A.Gray
  • Cassia bauhinioides var. arizonica B.L.Rob.
  • Earleocassia bauhinioides (A.Gray) Britton

Senna bauhinioides, the twinleaf senna, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae.[2] It is native to the US states of Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas, and to northern Mexico, and it has been introduced to the US state of Maryland.[1] An opportunistic species, it is unpalatable to livestock, so its presence is considered an indicator of overgrazing.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Senna bauhinioides (A.Gray) H.S.Irwin & Barneby". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  2. ^ "Senna bauhinioides (A. Gray) Irwin & Barneby Twinleaf Senna, Twinleaf". Plant Database. Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. 19 February 2015. Retrieved 7 May 2023.
  3. ^ Espinoza, José Javier Ochoa; Ayala, César Cantú; Castillón, Eduardo Estrada; Saldivar, Fernando González; Sauceda, José Uvalle; Jurado, Enrique; Chapavargas, Leonardo; Jaramillo, Edmar Meléndez; Hernández, Edgardo Ortiz (2017). "Livestock effect on floristic composition and vegetation structure of two desert scrublands in northwest Coahuila, Mexico". The Southwestern Naturalist. 62 (2): 138–145. doi:10.1894/0038-4909-62.2.138. S2CID 90458359.


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