Plants
Browse 22916 plant species — from flowering angiosperms to ancient ferns. Each profile includes taxonomy, growth requirements, bloom seasons, and cultivation tips.
Chamaecrista dumaziana
Chamaecrista dunensis
Chamaecrista dunensis is a small herbaceous or shrubby legume native to coastal dune habitats of South America, particularly Brazil. The species is adapted to sandy, …
Chamaecrista echinocarpa
Chamaecrista echinocarpa is a leguminous plant with spiny or echinate fruits, as its name suggests. Found in tropical South America, it belongs to the genus …
Chamaecrista egleri
Chamaecrista egleri is a South American legume named after the German-Brazilian botanist Augusto Egler. It belongs to the genus Chamaecrista in the family Fabaceae and …
Chamaecrista eitenorum
Chamaecrista elachistophylla
Chamaecrista elachistophylla is a small-leaved leguminous plant in the genus Chamaecrista, with a name derived from the Greek for 'smallest leaves.' It grows in open …
Chamaecrista elata
Chamaecrista ensiformis
Chamaecrista ericifolia
Chamaecrista ericifolia is a leguminous plant with heather-like leaves, as its name suggests, bearing small, narrow foliage resembling Erica species. It grows in open, often …
Chamaecrista exigua
Chamaecrista exilis
Chamaecrista exilis is a slender, delicate legume in the senna tribe native to tropical regions, with an epithet suggesting its slight or weakly developed stature. …
Chamaecrista exsudans
Chamaecrista exsudans is a South American legume in the family Fabaceae, whose name may refer to its exuding or secreting tissues. It inhabits tropical and …
Chamaecrista fagonioides
Chamaecrista fagonioides is a leguminous plant with foliage reminiscent of the thorny genus Fagonia in the Zygophyllaceae family. Native to South America, it belongs to …
Chamaecrista falcata
Chamaecrista falcifoliolata
Chamaecrista falcinella
Chamaecrista falcinella is a small herbaceous legume native to tropical Africa, with falcinella possibly referring to sickle-shaped pods or leaflets. The genus Chamaecrista is pantropical …
Chamaecrista fallacina
Chamaecrista fallacina is a small legume native to tropical Africa, with an epithet suggesting it is deceptive in appearance or easily confused with related species. …
Chamaecrista fasciculata
Chamaecrista fasciculata, commonly known as partridge pea, is a native annual legume widespread across eastern and central North America. It produces showy yellow flowers with …
Chamaecrista feliciana
Chamaecrista feliciana is a leguminous plant in the family Fabaceae, potentially named after a botanist or collector. It is a South American member of the …
Chamaecrista fenarolii
Chamaecrista fenarolii is a legume native to Africa, named after a botanist or collector named Fenaroli. It belongs to the large and species-rich genus Chamaecrista, …
Chamaecrista filicifolia
Chamaecrista filicifolia is a fern-leaved leguminous plant whose highly divided foliage resembles that of ferns, as its name suggests. Native to South America, it belongs …
Chamaecrista flammata
Chamaecrista flexuosa
Chamaecrista floribunda
Chamaecrista fodinarum
Chamaecrista foederalis
Chamaecrista foederalis is a leguminous plant in the family Fabaceae found in tropical South America. As a member of the speciose Chamaecrista genus, it inhabits …
Chamaecrista forzzae
Chamaecrista fragilis
Chamaecrista fragilis is a delicate, fragile-stemmed leguminous plant in the genus Chamaecrista, growing in open tropical habitats of South America. It belongs to the family …
Chamaecrista frondosa
Chamaecrista fulgida
Chamaecrista fuscescens
Chamaecrista fuscescens is a South American legume with brownish or darkening features referenced in its species name. It belongs to the Fabaceae family and grows …
Chamaecrista garambiensis
Chamaecrista geminata
Chamaecrista geminata is a South American legume whose name references paired or twin structures, possibly leaf pairs or pods. A member of the Fabaceae family, …
Chamaecrista geraldii
Chamaecrista geraldii is a perennial herbaceous or suffrutescent legume native to Brazil, occurring in the campos rupestres and cerrado vegetation of the highlands of Minas …
Chamaecrista ghesquiereana
Chamaecrista ghesquiereana is a legume native to Central Africa, named in honor of Jean Ghesquière, a Belgian botanist who worked extensively in the Congo region. …
Chamaecrista gilliesii
Chamaecrista gilliesii is a member of the large pantropical legume genus Chamaecrista within the family Fabaceae. Like its relatives, it likely produces small yellow flowers …
Chamaecrista glandulosa
Chamaecrista glaucofilix
Chamaecrista glaucofilix is a leguminous plant in the Fabaceae family with glaucous, fern-like leaves as referenced in its species name. It is endemic to open …
Chamaecrista glaziovii
Chamaecrista glaziovii is a Brazilian legume named in honor of the 19th-century plant collector Auguste Glaziou, who made extensive botanical collections in Brazil. It is …
Chamaecrista glischrodes
Chamaecrista gonoclada
Chamaecrista gononclada
Chamaecrista gononclada is a shrubby legume native to Brazil, belonging to the large and taxonomically complex genus Chamaecrista found primarily in tropical America. The plant …
Chamaecrista gordon-grayae
Chamaecrista gracilior
Chamaecrista gracilior is a slender herbaceous legume native to tropical Africa, with an epithet meaning more slender or more graceful than similar species. The plant …
Chamaecrista gracilis
Chamaecrista gracilis is a slender leguminous herb in the genus Chamaecrista, family Fabaceae, with the epithet reflecting its graceful, delicate habit. It grows in tropical …