Desert cassia

Family: Fabaceae
Genus: Senna
Species: artemisioides subsp. filifolia
Main Flower Colour: Yellow

Description

Shrub or tree 1-3m tall. Leaves alternating up the stems, composed of 1-4 pairs of narrow cylindrical leaflets, leaflets 2-4cm long, about 1mm wide, hairless. Flowers yellow, with 5 petals. Flowers in clusters of 3-10 flowers, the stalks arisng from the bases of the leaves

Flowering start in June and ends in October.

Identification

The main flower colour is yellow.

References

http://keys.lucidcentral.org/keys/v3/scotia/key/Plants%20and%20Fungi%20of%20south%20western%20NSW/Media/Html/Senna_artemisioides_ssp._filifolia.htm
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Location

Bio Regions

Simpson Strzelecki Dunefields (SSD)

Region Specifics

Cooper Creek, Birdsville Track

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