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Chamaecrista nictitans
partridge pea, partridge-pea, sensitive partridge pea, sensitive plant
Big Thicket National Preserve
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Uncommon

Scientific Name with Authority:		Chamaecrista nictitans (L.) Moench
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:

Taxonomic Hierarchy:		Kingdom Plantae, Phylum Tracheophyta, Subphylum Spermatophytina, Order Fabales, Family Fabaceae, Genus Chamaecrista, Species Chamaecrista nictitans


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Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		TX: SNR
Evidence:		0 Observations, 4 Vouchers, 1 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Appalachian National Scenic Trail	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Blue Ridge Parkway	Bluestone National Scenic River
Canaveral National Seashore	Cape Hatteras National Seashore
Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site	Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park
Chickasaw National Recreation Area	Chiricahua National Monument
Congaree National Park	Coronado National Memorial
Cowpens National Battlefield	Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area
Eisenhower National Historic Site	First State National Historical Park
Fort Bowie National Historic Site	Fredericksburg and Spotsylvania County Battlefields Memorial National Military Park
Gateway National Recreation Area	George Washington Birthplace National Monument
Gettysburg National Military Park	Great Falls Park
Gulf Islands National Seashore	Hopewell Furnace National Historic Site
Kenilworth Park and Aquatic Gardens	Kings Mountain National Military Park
Manassas National Battlefield Park	Mill Springs Battlefield National Monument
Natchez Trace Parkway	Obed Wild and Scenic River
Oxon Run National Parkway	Ozark National Scenic Riverways
Prince William Forest Park	Saguaro National Park
Shenandoah National Park	Thomas Stone National Historic Site
Tumacacori National Historical Park	Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River


Last Modified Date:	8/13/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/24/2025 7:17:03 PM

NatureServe Global Rank and State Rank

NatureServe. 2017. NatureServe Web Service. Arlington, VA. U.S.A. Available http://services.natureserve.org. Accessed: 12/4/2017. Updated quarterly.

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