Partridge Pea
Cover Crop Name:
Partridge Pea
Scientific Name:
Chamaecrista fasciculata (Michx.) Greene var. fasciculata ; Cassia fasciculata Michx.; Cassia chamaecrista L.
Growth Season:
Warm season, broadleaf
Plant Type:
Legume
Life Cycle:
Annual
Plant Architecture:
Upright plant architecture
Alternative Names:
sleeping plant, prairie senna, large- flowered sensitive-pea, locust weed, dwarf cassia, golden cassia
Relative Water Use:
Low to moderate water use
Seeding Depth:
¼ ” – ¾ ” inch
Mycorrhizal Association:
Forms arbuscular mycorrhizal associations
Other Notes:
- Attracts pollinators, especially bees
- Used as a green manure, forage, or fiber crop
- Forage is nutritious but also contains cathartic substance in fresh material or hay which can potentially be dangerous to cattle. Check before feeding to livestock
- Attractive to wildlife, particularly several game bird species
- Potential for phytoremediation (tolerance to cadmium)
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