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Coffee Senna

Cassia occidentalis

Photo by RedTopRanger
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34.1476, -84.7074

Field Notes

Description:

Pinnately Compound leaf (10 leaflets; smallest near stem)
Alternate leaf arrangement
Seed pod: up to 5 inches long and thing
2-4 Seed pods at each axil
Flowers are yellow, but I didn't have a good, complete specimen

Notes:

Plant attracts stink bugs and caterpillars (pictured)

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Coffee Senna

Species ID Suggestions

Stypticweed

Senna occidentalis
chesterbperry
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Comments (3)
chesterbperry
It appears they are caterpillars of the cloudless sulphur, specifically male, they seem to enjoy plants of that genus. http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/bfly/bfly2/cloudless_sulphur.htm
RedTopRanger
Thanks, chesterbperry! Any idea about the caterpillars it seems to attract?
chesterbperry
This is an introduced species, the seeds have been used as a substitute and filler for coffee.

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Plants of the South East, USA
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Identifying Trees & Unique Plants in the SE, Season by Season
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Wildlife at Red Top Mtn.
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Seeds of The SouthEastern US

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PublishedSeptember 25, 2013

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