Senna uniflora (Mill.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby is a plant in the Fabaceae family, order Fabales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Senna uniflora (Mill.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby

Senna uniflora (Mill.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby

Oneleaf senna (Senna uniflora) is a weedy flowering fabaceous plant sometimes used against another pernicious weed.

Family
Genus
Senna
Order
Fabales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Senna uniflora (Mill.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby

Senna uniflora, commonly known as oneleaf senna, is a species of flowering plant belonging to the family Fabaceae. It is native to Mexico, Central America, the Caribbean, Colombia, Venezuela, and most of Brazil. It has been introduced to India, Mauritius, and Réunion. While it is somewhat weedy and invasive itself, it is utilized to outcompete the harmful pernicious weed Parthenium hysterophorus.

Photo: (c) Siddarth Machado, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Siddarth Machado · cc-by

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Fabales Fabaceae Senna

More from Fabaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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