Chamaecrista nictitans, NC Ecotype

Sensitive Pea, NC Ecotype

Tap-rooted legume; can help to increase nitrogen availability in some soils; fruit and seeds can irritate the digestive tract of livestock; seeds provide food for quail, doves, and turkey; attracts parasitoid wasps that control plant-eating insects.
Species:
Sensitive Pea, NC Ecotype
Species Type:
Native
Characteristics:
Tap-rooted legume; can help to increase nitrogen availability in some soils; fruit and seeds can irritate the digestive tract of livestock; seeds provide food for quail, doves, and turkey; attracts parasitoid wasps that control plant-eating insects.
Habitat:
Fields, roadsides, clearings, near rivers, woodlands.
Life Cycle:
Annual
Bloom Period:
Summer/Fall
Typical Height:
1.50000
pH:
0.00000
-
0.00000
Flower Color:
Yellow
Pollinator Value:
High
Northcentral & Northeast:
FACU
Midwest
FACU
Eastern Mountains and Piedmont:
FACU
Atlantic and Gulf Coastal Plain
FACU
Northcentral & Northeast:
FACU
Approximate seeds per lb:
206570
Seeding rate per acre in a mix:
Up to 0.2 lb
Truax Seedbox:
Fine

$62.40 /lb

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