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Sticky Groundsel
Asteraceae

Sticky Groundsel

Senecio viscosus L.

Senecio viscosus L. is a glandular-haired annual plant, native to Britain and Ireland and introduced to North America.

common groundsel
Asteraceae

common groundsel

Senecio vulgaris L.

Senecio vulgaris L. (common groundsel) is a widespread annual herb that contains toxic liver-damaging alkaloids.

Flame Thorn
Fabaceae

Flame Thorn

Senegalia ataxacantha (DC.) Kyal. & Boatwr.

Senegalia ataxacantha is an African scrambling woody plant with scattered prickles, used traditionally as an aphrodisiac.

Guajillo
Fabaceae

Guajillo

Senegalia berlandieri (Benth.) Britton & Rose

Senegalia berlandieri is a toxic North American Fabaceae shrub sometimes illegally used as a replacement for Acacia rigidula in adulterated supplements.

Catclaw Acacia
Fabaceae

Catclaw Acacia

Senegalia greggii (A.Gray) Britton & Rose

Senegalia greggii is a drought-deciduous fabaceous shrub or small tree native to arroyos of arid North American regions.

Black thorn
Fabaceae

Black thorn

Senegalia mellifera (Vahl) Seigler & Ebinger

Senegalia mellifera is an African and Arabian dryland tree or bush used for food, medicine, and materials by people and wildlife.

knobthorn
Fabaceae

knobthorn

Senegalia nigrescens (Oliv.) P.J.H.Hurter

Senegalia nigrescens (knobthorn) is a deciduous drought-resistant African savanna tree with traditional medicinal uses.

Candelabra Bush
Fabaceae

Candelabra Bush

Senna alata (L.) Roxb.

Senna alata is a shrub valued ornamentally and for its antifungal and laxative medicinal properties.

spiny senna
Fabaceae

spiny senna

Senna armata (S.Watson) H.S.Irwin & Barneby

Senna armata (spiny/desert senna) is a flowering legume shrub native to southwestern North American deserts.

silver senna
Fabaceae

silver senna

Senna artemisioides (Gaudich. ex DC.) Randell

Senna artemisioides is an Australian endemic shrub commonly grown as a frost-tender ornamental garden plant.

flor de San Jose
Fabaceae

flor de San Jose

Senna atomaria (L.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby

Senna atomaria is a multi-purpose flowering shrub or small tree in Fabaceae native to parts of the Americas and the Caribbean.

Two-Leaved Senna
Fabaceae

Two-Leaved Senna

Senna bauhinioides (A.Gray) H.S.Irwin & Barneby

Twinleaf senna (Senna bauhinioides) is an unpalatable opportunistic flowering plant in Fabaceae from the southwestern US and northern Mexico.

Money Bush
Fabaceae

Money Bush

Senna bicapsularis (L.) Roxb.

Senna bicapsularis is a semi-evergreen flowering shrub with documented traditional medicinal and edible uses.

Argentine Senna
Fabaceae

Argentine Senna

Senna corymbosa (Lam.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby

Senna corymbosa is an evergreen flowering shrub native to southeastern South America, introduced to many other regions worldwide.

Coues' senna
Fabaceae

Coues' senna

Senna covesii (A.Gray) H.S.Irwin & Barneby

Senna covesii is a common perennial desert subshrub native to southwestern North America, often planted for landscaping and wildflower programs.

Peanut-Butter Cassia
Fabaceae

Peanut-Butter Cassia

Senna didymobotrya (Fresen.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby

Senna didymobotrya, or African senna, is a poisonous aromatic shrub used in Kenyan culture for food preparation and skin infection treatment.

American senna
Fabaceae

American senna

Senna hebecarpa (Fernald) H.S.Irwin & Barneby

Senna hebecarpa is a sparsely branched North American perennial plant cultivated for ornamental and restoration uses.

hairy senna
Fabaceae

hairy senna

Senna hirsuta (L.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby

Senna hirsuta is a perennial shrub or herb native to the Americas, with yellow flowers and flattened curved seed pods.

Eland's Pea
Fabaceae

Eland's Pea

Senna italica Mill.

Senna italica Mill., commonly Senegal senna, is a deciduous perennial herb/shrub native to Africa and parts of Asia with various traditional uses.

Lindheimer's Senna
Fabaceae

Lindheimer's Senna

Senna lindheimeriana (Scheele) H.S.Irwin & Barneby

Senna lindheimeriana, or velvet leaf senna, is a toxic perennial Fabaceae flowering plant native to the southwestern US and eastern Mexico, used in xeriscaping.

Maryland senna
Fabaceae

Maryland senna

Senna marilandica (L.) Link

Senna marilandica is a flowering plant native to the eastern and central United States that hosts multiple butterfly species.

Buttercup Bush
Fabaceae

Buttercup Bush

Senna multiglandulosa (Jacq.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby

Senna multiglandulosa is a woolly-stemmed yellow-flowered shrub native to Central and South America, introduced and sparingly naturalized in parts of Australia, New Zealand, and New Caledonia.

Senna multijuga (Rich.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
Fabaceae

Senna multijuga (Rich.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby

Senna multijuga (Rich.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby

Senna multijuga is a variable-height tree with yellow flowers, native to northern South America and naturalised elsewhere.

American Sicklepod
Fabaceae

American Sicklepod

Senna obtusifolia (L.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby

Senna obtusifolia is a widespread weedy plant used in traditional medicine, food production, and commercial food additives.

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