Senna hebecarpa

 

Senna hebecarpa, with the common names American senna and wild senna, is a species of legume native to eastern North America.

Description

Senna hebecarpa grows as a sparsely branched perennial plant. It has alternate, compound leaves.

Clusters of light yellow to orange flowers bloom from July to August in North America.

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  Fruit and seeds

Distribution and habitat

The plant is found from the Great Lakes region and Maine southwards through the Eastern United States, in the Appalachian Mountains and Atlantic Plains, to Georgia.

It is found in moist open woodlands, and in disturbed areas.

Ecology

It is a larval host and nectar source for the Cloudless Giant Sulphur (Phoebis sennae) butterfly. It is also of special value to native bumble bees.

Senna hebecarpa - Wikipedia

 

 

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