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Sicklepod Cassia

Senna obtusifolia

Photo by KristenGilpin
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Field Notes

Description:

This healthy patch of sickle-pod cassia stands about five feet in height and is usually thick with sulphur butterflies. The Cloudless Sulphur and Sleepy Orange especially seem to enjoy it.

Notes:

Common name comes from the sickle shaped seed pods found at the end of summer.

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