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Taxon:  Senna hirsuta (L.) H. S. Irwin & Barneby



Summary
Genus:
Senna
Family:
Fabaceae (alt. Leguminosae)
Subfamily:
Caesalpinioideae
Tribe:
Cassieae
Subtribe:
Cassiinae
Nomen number:
313425
Place of publication:
Phytologia 44:499. 1979
Verified:
02/29/1988 ARS Systematic Botanists.
Accessions:
5 (5  active, 5  available) in Australian Pastures Genebank.  (Map it)
Other conspecific taxa
Senna hirsuta (L.) H. S. Irwin & Barneby var. glaberrima (M. E. Jones) H. S. Irwin & Barneby (0 active accession[s])
Senna hirsuta (L.) H. S. Irwin & Barneby var. hirsuta (0 active accession[s])
Senna hirsuta (L.) H. S. Irwin & Barneby var. hirta H. S. Irwin & Barneby (0 active accession[s])
Senna hirsuta (L.) H. S. Irwin & Barneby var. leptocarpa (Benth.) H. S. Irwin & Barneby (0 active accession[s])
Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations
No images


Reference(s)
  1. George, A. S., ed. Flora of Australia. 1980-
  2. Integrated Botanical Information System (IBIS). Australian plant common name database (on-line resource).
  3. Irwin, H. S. & R. C. Barneby. 1982. The American Cassiinae: a synoptical revision of Leguminosae tribe Cassieae subtribe Cassiinae in the New World. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 35:425.
  4. Lewis, G. P. Legumes of Bahia. 1987
  5. Lock, J. M. 1988. Cassia sens. lat. (Leguminosae - Caesalpinioideae) in Africa. Kew Bull. 43:339.
  6. Martin, W. C. & C. R. Hutchins. A flora of New Mexico. 1980
  7. McVaugh, R. Flora Novo-Galiciana. 1983-
  8. Randell, B. R. 1988. Revision of the Cassiinae in Australia. 1. Senna Miller sect. Chamaefistula (Colladon) Irwin and Barneby. J. Adelaide Bot. Gard. 11:42.
Common names
English
woolly senna –
Distribution
order_codeStatusContinentSubcontinentCountryStateNote
1NativeNorthern America Mexico  
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouth-Central U.S.A.United StatesNew Mexico 
1NativeNorthern AmericaSouthwestern U.S.A.United StatesArizona 
1NativeSouthern America South America  
1NativeSouthern AmericaCaribbeanWest Indies  
1NativeSouthern AmericaMesoamericaCentral America  
4Naturalized     
Native
Northern America
  • REGION: Mexico
  • SOUTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [New Mexico]
  • SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Arizona]
Southern America
  • REGION: South America
  • CARIBBEAN: West Indies
  • MESOAMERICA: Central America
Naturalized ()
Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=313425. Accessed 19 July 2025.


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