Chamaecrista fasciculata

Common names: Dwarf Cassia

Genus: Cassia

Species: Cassia chamaecrista

Class: Decandria

Order: Monogynia

Authority: Linnaeus

Modern Genus: Chamaecrista

Modern Species: Chamaecrista fasciculata

Modern Family: Leguminosae

Plant Type: perennial

Color: yellow, fading to brown or orange

Season: summer autumn

Native Region: E, C, and SE US

Artist: J. Sowerby