Senna artemisioides (Gaudich. ex DC.) Randell, Fabaceae

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Present on Pacific Islands?  no

Primarily a threat at high elevations?  no

Risk assessment results:  High risk, score: 9 (Go to the risk assessment).

Other Latin names:  Cassia artemisioides Gaudich. ex DC.; Cassia circinnata Benth.; Cassia desolata F. Muell.; Cassia eremophila Benth.; Cassia nemophila A. Cunn. ex Vogel; Cassia sturtii R. Br.

Common name(s): [more details]

English: blunt-leaf cassia, dense cassia, desert cassia, feathery cassia, punty, silver cassia, wormwood cassia, wormwood senna

Habit:  shrub

Description:  "Evergreen shrub, 3-8 ft.  Flowers cup-shaped, yellow, fragrant; fertile stamens 10, anthers dark brown, in axillary clusters; pods small, flat, brown.  Leaves pinnate; leaflets variable among subspecies, usually 2-8 pairs, flat or rolled into needles or replaced by phyllodes (flattened petioles), gray-green, downy, 2-3 in. long.  Stems covered with light gray hairs.  Several subspecies with quite variable foliage were previously considered to be a group of complex hybrids"  (Llamas, 2003; p. 207).

Habitat/ecology:  "Moderately drought tolererant.  Open, well-drained soil, full to part sun.  Suitable for hot, arid regions"  (Llamas, 2003; p. 207).

Propagation:  Seed

Native range:  Australia, cultivated elsewhere (GRIN).

Presence:

Pacific Rim
Country/Terr./St. & Island group	Location	Cited status & Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction?	Reference & Comments
Australia Australia (continental)	New South Wales	native	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
Australia Australia (continental)	Australia (continental)	native	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013) South Australia, Victoria, Western Australia
Australia Australia (continental)	Northern Territory	native	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
Australia Australia (continental)	Queensland	native	U.S. Dept. Agr., Agr. Res. Serv. (2013)
Singapore Singapore	Singapore (Republic of)	introduced cultivated	Chong, Kwek Yan/Tan, Hugh T. W./Corlett, Richard T. (2009) (p. 24) Cultivated only
United States (west coast) United States (west coast states)	USA (California)	introduced	U.S. Dept. Agr., Nat. Res. Cons. Serv. (2013)

Also reported from
Country/Terr./St. & Island group	Location	Cited status & Cited as invasive & Cited as cultivated & Cited as aboriginal introduction?	Reference & Comments
United States (continental except west coast) United States (other states)	United States (other states)	introduced	U.S. Dept. Agr., Nat. Res. Cons. Serv. (2013) Arizona

Control:  If you know of control methods for Senna artemisioides, please let us know.