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Fabaceae
Desert Senna
Senna armata
Cleansing and renewal.
- Family
- Fabaceae
- Genus
- Senna
- Native to
- Southwestern United States, Northern Mexico
- Bloom season
- Spring, Early Summer
- Type
- Shrub
- Height
- 0.6-1.5 meters
- Sunlight
- Full sun
- Soil
- Sandy, rocky, well-drained
- Water
- Low
- Hardiness
- 8-11
- Lifespan
- Perennial
Did you know
- Desert senna is nearly leafless, performing photosynthesis primarily through its green stems.
- The plant produces conspicuous inflated seed pods that rattle in the wind when dry.
- It serves as a larval host plant for the cloudless sulphur butterfly.
- The Cahuilla people made a tea from the leaves as a digestive remedy.
- Its bright yellow flowers attract a wide variety of native desert bees.
Color meanings
0
Purification
1
Health
2
Renewal