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

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.

Family
Genus
Senna
Order
Fabales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

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

Senna bauhinioides, commonly known as twinleaf senna, is a flowering plant species that belongs to the legume family Fabaceae. It is native to Arizona, New Mexico, and Texas in the United States, as well as northern Mexico. This species has also been introduced to the US state of Maryland. It is an opportunistic species that is unpalatable to livestock, so its presence is considered an indicator of overgrazing.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Fabales Fabaceae Senna

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

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