Chamaecristas nictitans
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Photo courtesy Renee Brecht |
Britton & Brown |
| Botanical name: | Chamaecristas nictitans (Aiton) Muhl. |
| Common name: | sensitive partridge pea |
| Group: | dicot |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Growth type: | subshrub; forb/herb |
| Duration: | perennial |
| Origin: | native |
| Plant height: | 6 - 15" |
| Foliage: | hairless or hairy; leaflets 14-40; oblong, 1/4"-1/2"; sharply pointed, sensitive to touch |
| Flower: | yellow, 1 to 3 in clusters; petal very unequal, stamens 5 |
| Flowering time: | summer to fall |
| Habitat: | sandy soil |
| Range in New Jersey: | statewide |
| Heritage ranking, if any: | n/a |
| Distribution: |  |