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Wild sensitive plant
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Legumes: pea and bean family

Wild sensitive plant

Chamaecrista nictitans (L.) Moench

LC Least Concern

Names

EnglishWild sensitive plant
Dutch—
Spanish—
Chinese山扁豆
Scientific nameChamaecrista nictitans (L.) Moench

About this species

Chamaecrista nictitans, the sensitive cassia, sensitive partridge pea, small partridge pea or wild sensitive plant, is a herbaceous species of legume widely distributed through the temperate and tropical Americas. It is an annual plant capable of rapid plant movement—its leaflets fold together when touched. However, a population at Haleakala National Park on the island of Maui, Hawaii, was reported as not being sensitive to touch.

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Classification

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderFabales
FamilyFabaceae
GenusChamaecrista

In Suriname

93Records in Suriname
2iNaturalist observations
1838First record
2025Latest record

Where it has been recorded

  • Sipaliwini19
  • Para5

Districts with at least one record that has coordinates. Shaded districts have records.

Records by month

All years combined.

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