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Bilateral Symmetry - Legume Family - Miscellaneous

     

                 

Fabaceae (Leguminosae) - Legume family
Two-leaved Senna Senna roemeriana (Cassia roemeriana)
Flower 1"-1 1/4" wide, yellow with brown veins. Leaves are in pairs, 1"-2" long. Plant grows to about 2 feet tall. Pod is about 1" long with wall separating the beans Plant grows in limy soil.
Photos taken in Taylor County, Texas, August-September 2005
(Native of Texas)

                    

Fabaceae (Leguminosae) - Legume family
Indian Rush-pea Hoffmanseggia glauca
Flower about 1" wide. Large edible tubers form about 6 inches underground. Plant grows to about 12" tall and looks like a baby Mesquite tree.
Photos taken in Taylor County, Texas, June 2005, April 2007
(Native of Texas)

           

Fabaceae (Leguminosae) - Legume family
Partridge-pea (Sleeping Plant, Prairie Senna) Chamaecrista fasciculata
5 petal yellow flower is about 1 1/2" wide. Often one petal will curl to cover the center. Banana-shaped stamen are red, grow to one side. Compound leaves have 15 leaflets that fold if touched or in heat. There is a large gland at the base of the leaf. Fruit is in a flat pod. Plant can reach 30" tall. Hay and seed is toxic to animals.
Photos taken in Van Zandt County, Texas, November 2006
(Native of Texas)