Senna alata Calflora

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Taxon Report

Senna alata (L.) Roxb.

Emperor's candlesticks

Jules Strauss2004 California Academy of Sciences

2010 Moorea Biocode

Senna alata is an annual herb or perennial herb or shrub that is not native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search (0 records) Plant Characteristics

Photos on Calflora


Genus:	Senna
Family:	Fabaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Cassia alata
PLANTS	Herpetica alata

Information about Senna alata from other sources


USDA PLANTS Profile (SEAL4) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2	Add an Observation Location Suitability Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2022. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 12/09/2022).