More than 2200 species of the wild flora and fauna photographed in Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, Mexico and the surrounding area.
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Flowers of Zihuatanejo
Sensitive Pea
Chamaecrista nictitans
Flowers by Colour
-Vascular Plants (Phylum Tracheophyta)
-Flowering Plants (Subphylum Angiospermae)
-Legumes, Milkworts, and Allies (Order Fabales)
-Legumes (Family Fabaceae)
-Subfamily Faboideae
-Tribe Phaseoleae
-Subtribe Clitoriinae
-Butterfly Peas (Genus Centrosema)
-Sensitive Pea (Chamaecrista nictitans)
The Sensitive Pea (Chamaecrista nictitans) is a fascinating plant species in the legume family Fabaceae (subfamily Caesalpinioideae). It is known for its sensitivity to touch and other stimuli. The leaflets exhibit a sensitive movement in response to touch, vibration, or light changes (a phenomenon called nyctinasty). Small, yellow, pea-like flowers.
Description
• Chamaecrista nictitans, commonly known as sensitive partridge pea or sensitive cassia, is an annual herb or small subshrub in the legume family (Fabaceae). Its leaves are divided into many pairs of small, oblong leaflets that fold when touched or disturbed. Small, yellow, five-petalled flowers grow from the leaf axils, followed by slender, flattened seed pods.
Range
• Chamaecrista nictitans is native to the Americas, ranging from the southern United States through Mexico, Central America, and parts of South America and the Caribbean. It is native to Zihuatanejo, Guerrero, and the surrounding area.
Habitat
• It grows in open, sunny places, including grasslands, roadsides, disturbed ground, open woodland, and forest margins. It is commonly found in warm tropical and subtropical environments, often in sandy or well-drained soils.