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Senna mexicana var. chapmanii

Chapman's sensitive plant, Bahama senna
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Shirley Denton, Suncoast Chapter FNPS
  • Photo by: Beverly Frieidel, Palm Beach Chapter

Nomenclatura

Nombre común:

Chapman's sensitive plant, Bahama senna

Sinónimo(s):

Cassia chapmanii

Especie del género:

Senna mexicana var. chapmanii

Familia:

Fabaceae (Leguminosae)

Especificaciones de la planta

Forma:

Shrub

Tamaño:

2–4 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 but goes semi-dormant in drought or cold. Blooms all year in south Florida. Typically lives 3-5 years

Destacado por:

Showy Flowers, Interesting Foliage

Paisajismo

Usos recomendados:

Specimen shrub. Can be a border plant or planted in a mass.

Consideraciones:

Disponibilidad:

Native Nurseries, Seed

Propagación:

Seed.

Luz:

Full Sun

Tolerancia a la humedad:

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

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Usually moist, occasional inundation -a- Short 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, Lime Rock

pH del suelo:

Calcareous (high pH)

Apto para cultivo en:

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) Sennas attract butterflies, solitary bees including sweat bees and bumble bees, as pollinators.

Hábitats nativos:

Pine rocklands, rocky hammocks, dunes. Typically in sunny areas

Área de distribución natural en Florida:

Comentarios:

Etnobotánica:

Comentarios generales:

Listed as Threatened in Florida by the FDACS.
FNPS Plant Print

Citas:

Gann, G.D, C.J. Abbott, C.G. Stocking, K.N. Hines, and collaborators. (2001+). Bahama senna, Chapman's wild sensitive plant [in] Natives For Your Neighborhood. ( https://www.regionalconservation.org/beta/nfyn/plantdetail.asp?tx=Sennmexichap ). 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.


Hammer, Roger. (2015). Attracting Hummingbirds and Butterflies in Tropical Florida. University Press of Florida, Gainesville, FL.


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.


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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