Maryland senna
Senna marilandica

Family: Fabaceae

What it is like

A herb. It keeps growing from year to year. The stems are green and round and 2 m tall. The leaves are compound and alternate. They have 4-8 pairs of opposite leaflets. The leaflets are 6 cm long by 2 cm wide. They are narrowly oval. The flowering shoots have 6-9 yellow flowers. They can be in the axils of leaves or at the ends of stems. The pods are 8 cm long.

Where it is found

It is a temperate plant.

Countries/locations it is found in

North America, USA

How it is used for food

Edible parts

Leaves, pods, seeds - coffee

How it is grown

Its other names

Local names

Synonyms

Cassia acuminata Moench; Cassia marilandica L.; and others