Yellow Wildflower
| |
Wildflowers of Tucson, Arizona |
Yellow Wildflower |
< Back to Yellow Wildflowers 3 | |
 |
 |
| Scientific
Name: Senna
hirsuta var. glaberrima (Cassia
leptocarpa var. glaberrima) Common Name: Woolly Senna, Slim-pod Senna Flower Color: Yellow Plant Type: Subshrub, Shrub, Herb, Perennial Height: 3 to 6 feet (91 cm to 1.8 m) tall or more Date Observed: August 24, 2002 & August 9, 2003 Notes: The flowers have two, enlarged, curved, lower stamens and 5, oval petals. The 2 lowest petals are cupped. The leaves are green, pinnately compound with lanceolate leaflets, and hairless in this variety. This native plant grows in sandy washes and attracts ants. |
| Home | 
|
Yellow Wildflowers 3 |
|
Senna hirsuta var. glaberrima | < Previous |  |
Next > |
|