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§1 Plant

Senna gaudichaudii (Hook. & Arn.) Irwin & Barneby

vernacular Gaudichaud's senna — species · Fabaceae


USDA
SEGA2
GBIF
2957459
Rank
species
PlateNo public-domain or CC photograph located.

§2Habit & range

Habit and range

Growth habit
Shrub, Tree
Duration
Perennial
Group
Dicot
Family
Fabaceae Lindl.
Genus
Senna
§2a

Native status, by region

  • HI Hawaii Native
§2b

County-level range

· 4 counties across 1 state
Legend Native · 4 Introduced · 0 Both · 0 Hover a county for detail.

§3Cultivation specs · USDA

Recorded by the USDA Plant Materials Program.

§3a

Tolerances

Hedging
Low
§3b

Climate & soil

Cold tolerance
40 °F minimum
Frost-free days
365 min.
Precipitation
30–80 in/yr
pH range
5–8
Root depth
12 in min.
Fertility need
Medium
§3c

Form & growth

Lifespan
Short
Mature height
2 ft
Height @ 20 y
10 ft
Foliage colour
Green
Flower colour
White
Fruit colour
Brown
Fire resistant
No
N fixation
Medium
Toxicity
Slight
§3d

Reproduction

Stratify
No
§3e

Use & availability

Nursery stock
No
Palatable, human
No
Lumber
No
Christmas tree
No

§4Counties, by state

Recorded in 4 counties across 1 state.


§5Sources & provenance

USDA PLANTS

Symbol, taxonomy, distribution, cultivation specs, native status. Public domain.

plants.usda.gov/SEGA2 ↗

GBIF Backbone

Canonical taxonomic identity, synonym resolution, cross-refs. CC0.

gbif.org/species/2957459 ↗

Record version

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