Herbaceous Wildflower
Partridge Pea
Chamaecrista fasciculata ยท genus Chamaecrista
Excellent native pollinator annual with pinnately compound leaves, yellow five-petaled flowers, and slender seed pods; a nitrogen-fixing legume of sunny openings and disturbed soil.
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Description
Pinnately compound leaves with numerous small paired leaflets; yellow five-petaled flowers; slender seed pods. Native annual legume.
Traditional use. Related Chamaecrista species have documented Indigenous uses; species-specific only.
Excellent native pollinator plant. Supports bees and other insects; seeds are eaten by wildlife. As a legume, participates in nitrogen-fixing relationships.
Pollinator support; seeds for wildlife.
Nitrogen-fixing legume (rhizobial symbiosis).
Flowers summer; seeds late summer/fall
Sunny openings, disturbed soil, woodland edges/clearings
Sunny openings, disturbed soil, woodland edges/clearings
Related Chamaecrista species have documented Indigenous uses, but medicinal claims should remain species-specific.
Educational use only. Identification, edibility, and traditional medicinal knowledge is shared for learning. Always obtain positive identification before eating, harvesting, or medicinally using any plant or fungi. This Atlas is not medical advice.