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Chamaecrista nictitans
partridge pea, partridge-pea, sensitive partridge pea, sensitive plant
Saguaro National Park
			Record Status: Approved
Occurrence:	Present
Nativeness:	Native
Abundance:	Unknown

Scientific Name with Authority:		Chamaecrista nictitans (L.) Moench
Park Preferred Common Name(s):
Park Synonyms:		Cassia leptadenia, Chamaecrista nictitans var. mensalis, Chamaecrista nictitans ssp. nictitans, Chamaecrista nictitans var. leptadenia

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


Park Tags:
ParkTag -


Threatened/Endangered Status:
State Species of Concern Status:
Ozone-sensitive Status:
NatureServe Global Rank:		G5
NatureServe State Rank:		AZ: SNR
Evidence:		0 Observations, 1 Vouchers, 5 Data Store References, 0 External Links


Other Parks Where Species is Listed:
Appalachian National Scenic Trail	Big South Fork National River and Recreation Area
Big Thicket National Preserve	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
Shenandoah National Park	Thomas Stone National Historic Site
Tumacacori National Historical Park	Upper Delaware Scenic and Recreational River


Last Modified Date:	6/4/2007

NPSpecies - The National Park Service biodiversity database. IRMA Portal version.https://irma.nps.gov/npspecies. Accessed 10/24/2025 7:12:10 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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