About This Plant
An underappreciated plant, wild senna is a host plant for sulphur butterfly species and also attracts bumblebees, butterflies, and wild game birds, the latter of which eat its seeds, which ripen in long, black pea-like pods. Water beads on its leaflets, and some people plant it as a hedge. It's in the pea family and helps to fix nitrogen in the soil.
Plant Details
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Benefits
- Wildlife Benefits
Plant Facts
Wild Senna has been used medicinally as a laxative, a treatment for high fevers, a worn remedy, and a treatment for fainting spells
Alternate Names
American Senna
