Partridgepea

(Chamaecrista fasciculata)

Partridgepea

Characteristics
Seedling Leaves Flowers Fruit
Partridgepea seedling Partridgepea leaf Partridgepea flower Partridgepea fruit

Growing habit: Erect annual herb

Root/stem anatomy: Fibrous roots from taproot

Leaves: Leaves pinnately compound, alternately arranged, leaflets linear-oblong

Reproduction: Large yellow solitary flowers, 5 petals, 10 stamens

References: Weeds of the South by Charles T. Bryson and Michael S. DeFelice