Wild Senna

Senna marilandica
Fabaceae

Growth Habit

Herbaceous

Description

Perennial reaching 4' in height, glabrous or nearly so; leaflets oblong or oblong-lanceolate, nearly acute,stipules linear-lanceolate, petiolar gland short-cylindrical to conic-ovoid; flowers yellow; fruit flat, thickish, to 3 1/2" long, sections much shorter than broad.

Source of plant

Jelitto Perennial Seeds, Audry O'Connor

USDA Hardiness Zone

5

Special characteristics

medicinal/pharmaceutical, notable texture