Characteristics
Dicots
Senna obtusifolia (L.)H.S.Irwin & Barneby
COFFEEWEED; SICKLEPOD
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The native range of this American species is unknown, but there are numerous records from the late 1800s in eastern and southern USA, with one of the earliest being in the 1850s from Arkansas (Bigelow s.n., NY).
Native FACU (NWPL)
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Classification
FABALES
Senna obtusifolia (L.)H.S.Irwin & Barneby - COFFEEWEED; SICKLEPOD
Citation
SENNA OBTUSIFOLIA (Linnaeus) H. S. Irwin & Barneby, Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 35: 252. 1982.
Cassia obtusifolia Linnaeus 1753.
CUBA: Without data (lectotype: Dillenius, Hort. Eltham. t. 62. 1732). Lectotypified by Brenan, Kew Bull. 1958: 250. 1958.
Species Distribution Map

Based on vouchered plant specimens from wild populations. Cultivated occurrences are not mapped. Click on a county to display its name.

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Specimens and Distribution

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Plant Photos
Senna obtusifolia - 25
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Senna obtusifolia - 32
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Senna obtusifolia - 69
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Senna obtusifolia - 69
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Senna obtusifolia - 200
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Senna obtusifolia - 270
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Senna obtusifolia - 313
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Senna obtusifolia - 313
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Senna obtusifolia - 313
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