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Senna italica

Senna italica
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  • Scabiosa africana leaves
  • Schistostephium umbellatum
  • Schistostephium umbellatum flowerhead
  • Schistostephium umbellatum flowerhead cup or involucre
  • Schistostephium umbellatum leaves
  • Schistostephium umbellatum stems
  • Sclerochiton kirkii
  • Sclerochiton odoratissimus
  • Senna italica
  • Senna italica flowers and buds
  • Senna italica fruits and ants
  • Senna italica leaves
  • Senna italica subsp. arachoides
  • Senna italica subsp. arachoides flowers
  • Senna italica subsp. arachoides green pods
  • Senna italica subsp. arachoides leaves
  • Seriphium plumosum

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Senna italica is a small shrub or perennial herb growing trailing branches. The species has three subspecies: subsp. arachnoides with greener, more up-turned leaves is presented in this Album. There are also subsp. italica and subsp. micrantha.

A French Wikipedia article (2018) gives a photo of a plant matching the one in picture. That photo was taken in Dubai, identified as S. italica but without a subspecies indication.

Common names give clues to S. italica's wide distribution, starting with the Italian connection of the specific name, sometimes modified to Italian dog senna. Others that appear include Senegal senna, Tripoli senna, Jamaican senna and Port Royal senna (Pooley, 1998; Van Wyk and Gericke, 2000; iSpot; JSTOR; Wikipedia; www.zimbabweflora.co.zw).

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