Base de datos de plantas del FNPS

Senna ligustrina

privet senna, privet wild sensitive plant
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

privet senna, privet wild sensitive plant

Sinónimo(s):

Cassia ligustrina

Especie del género:

Senna ligustrina

Familia:

Fabaceae (Leguminosae)

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

Shrub

Tamaño:

4–8 ft tall by 3–6 ft wide

Esperanza de vida:

Long-lived perennial

Color de la flor:

yellow

Color de la fruta:

brown

Fenología:

Evergreen. Flowers fall to spring or occasionally summer (most common during the dry season)

Destacado por:

Showy Flowers

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Specimen shrub.

Consideraciones:

Disponibilidad:

Native Nurseries, FNPS Plant Sales, Seed

Propagación:

Seed.

Luz:

Full Sun

Tolerancia a la humedad:

Siempre inundado---------------------------------Extremadamente seco

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Somewhat moist, no flooding -a- Very long very dry periods

Tolerancia a inundaciones por agua salada:

Unknown

Tolerancia a la niebla salina/suelo salado:

Moderate. Tolerant of salty wind and may get some salt spray

Suelo u otro sustrato:

Sand

pH del suelo:

Adaptable

Apto para cultivo en:

9A,9B,10A,10B,11

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Acreditado en:

Distribution
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Map coded by Melissa Fernandez-de Cespedes (Paynes Prairie Chapter)

Ecología

Fauna:

Pollinators, Butterflies, Caterpillars

Larval host plant for cloudless sulphur (Phoebis sennae), sleepy orange (Eurema nicippi) and the introduced orange-barred sulphur (Phoebis philea) butterflies. A gland at the base of the leaves attracts ants that attack the butterfly caterpillars (IRC, 2021) Sennas attract butterflies, solitary bees including sweat bees and bumble bees, as pollinators.

Hábitats nativos:

Hammock edges, disturbed areas

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Comentarios generales:

Because it's a legume it can grow in poor soils, but does better with added organic matter.
FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Gann, G.D, C.J. Abbott, C.G. Stocking, K.N. Hines, and collaborators. (2001+). Privet senna, Privet wild sensitive plant [in] Natives For Your Neighborhood. ( https://www.regionalconservation.org/beta/nfyn/plantdetail.asp?tx=Sennligu ). Accessed 2026. The Institute for Regional Conservation. Delray Beach, FL.


Haehle, Robert G. and Joan Brookwell.  1999.  Native Florida Plants.  Gulf Publishing Company.  Houston, TX.


Inskeep, Ryan Robert. (2016). Blooming Yellow is Privet Wild Sensitive Plant – Senna ligustrina (blog post) [in] Florida Native Plants and Critters. ( https://floridanativegarden.wordpress.com/2016/11/11/privet-wild-sensitive-plant-is-blooming-yellow/ ). Accessed 2026.


Minno, Marc, and Maria Minno. (1999). Florida Butterfly Gardening: A Complete Guide to Attracting, Identifying, and Enjoying Butterflies. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.


Osorio, Rufino. (2001). A Gardener's Guide to Florida's Native Plants. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.


Traas, Pamela. (2001). Gardening for Florida's Butterflies. Great Outdoors Publishing Co, St. Petersburg, FL.


Wheeler, Justin. (2017). Plants for Pollinators: Wild Senna. ( https://xerces.org/blog/plants-for-pollinators-wild-senna ). Accessed 2026. Xerces Society, Portland, OR.


Wunderlin, R. P, B. F. Hansen, A. R. Franck, and F. B. Essig. (1999+). Atlas of Florida Plants. ( https://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/ ). [S. M. Landry and K. N. Campbell (application development), USF Water Institute.] Institute for Systematic Botany, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.

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