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PRE — Plant Risk Evaluator

Senna artemisioides

by Ron Vanderhoff
Common Name(s)
Silver Senna
Synonym(s)
Cassia artemisioides

Is this plant a cultivar?  No

Life History:  Perennial

Growth Form:  shrub

Endemic to Australia, where it is widespread in arid environments.

Silver senna (Senna artemisioides) (Gaudich. ex DC.) Randell is a lacy, open shrub with a globose shape in the Fabaceae (pea family) and is  native to Australia. It was introduced as an ornamental shrub to the United States. It has pinnate leaves that are about 2-4 cm long and gray green and silvery in color. Shrubs are less than 2 meters tall and sparsely to densely hairy. Silver senna's bright yellow flowers, approximately 1.5 cm in diameter grow in small clusters and bloom between January through May in the United States. Jepson eFlora describes the species as being cultivated and naturalized in southwestern United States.
 

External Resources
USDA Plants Database page
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Evaluations (Published)

PRE Score Year State Date Evaluation Questions Answered Screener Confidence
13 2022 California 2022-12-09 Senna artemisioides -- California 20 63 %

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