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Chamaecrista nigricans (Vahl) Greene

Reference: Pittonia 4:30 (1899)
Conservation Code: Not threatened
Naturalised Status: Alien to Western Australia
Name Status: Current

Annual, herb, to 1 m high, plant usually unbranched; leaflets 7-15 pairs; petiolar gland sessile, oblong. Fl. cream-yellow. Sandy soils.

Distribution

IBRA Regions: Northern Kimberley.
IBRA Subregions: Mitchell.
Local Government Areas (LGAs): Derby-West Kimberley.