Sicklepod
Common Name:
sicklepod
Scientific Name:
Senna obtusifolia
Family:
Fabaceae
Lifecycle:
Annual
Features
Summer annual herb. Pinnately compound leaf. Leaves obovate with no points on leaf tip. Flowers yellow. Elongated bean pod that curves downward.
Description
Similar in appearance to coffee senna. Coffee senna leaflets pointed, bean pod turns up. Sicklepod leaflets not pointed, bean pod turns down.