Wild Senna
Senna marilandica
Fabaceae
Growth habit
Herbaceous
Perennation
Perennial
Native distribution
Not Native to the Finger Lakes Region, PA to FL, West to IA, KS and TX
Biocultural value
Leaves contain anthroquinones which act as a laxative.
Location
Mundy Wildflower Garden, Houston and Grossman Ponds, Peterson Oak Grove, Robison Herb Garden
Source of plant
Jelitto Perennial Seeds, Audry O'Connor
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.
USDA Hardiness Zone
5
Special characteristics
medicinal/pharmaceutical, notable texture