Senna ligustrina

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Senna ligustrina
Senna ligustrina - Boyd Hill, St Petersburg, FL - November 2025.png
Blooming in degraded mixed hammock-flatwood habitat
Status TNC G5.svg
Secure  (NatureServe) [1]
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Genus: Senna
Species:
S. ligustrina
Binomial name
Senna ligustrina
(L.)H.S.Irwin & Barneby [2]

Senna ligustrina, commonly referred to as privet wild sensitive plant or privet senna, [1] is a species of flowering plant native to the Antilles and the US state of Florida. [1]

Habitat

It's natively found in hardwood hammocks but can also act as a ruderal species, recolonizing hydric disturbed habitats. [3]

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Senna ligustrina". NatureServe Explorer. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
  2. "Senna ligustrina". Florida PlantAtlas. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
  3. "Senna ligustrina". Flora of the Southeastern United States. Retrieved 23 November 2025.