| Other Names | Stypicweed, Bricho | ||||||||||||
| Scientific Name | Senna occidentalis | ||||||||||||
| Family Name | Bean ( Fabaceae ) | ||||||||||||
| 5 petals
Erect to 1-2 m. tall. Flower: 2-3 (-5) flowers per raceme. Ten unequal stamens. Upper three stamens much reduced. Lowest three stamens with elongate filaments. Leaves: 4-6 pairs of leaflets, lanceolate to ovate, acute to acuminate at apex. Seedpod: 8-12 cm long, 7-10 mm wide. Mature fruit brown with lighter margins. Somewhat raised over the seeds without distinct septations between seeds. | |||||||||||||
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Reference: George. Diggs, Jr., Barney Lipscomb and Robert O'Kennon Shinners & Mahler's Flora of North Central Texas p. 694 | |||||||||||||
August - November
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Plant with seedpod |