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taxid: 53854
genus: Chamaecrista
species: fasciculata
abbrev: chafa
commonName: partridge pea
description: "Chamaecrista fasciculata, the partridge pea, is a species of legume native to most of the eastern United States. It is an annual which grows to approximately 0.5 meters tall. It has bright yellow flowers from early summer until first frost, with flowers through the entire flowering season if rainfall is sufficient."

strains:
  - identifier: MN87
    accession: MN87
    name: MN87
    origin: Toulouse, France
    description: "Chamaecrista fasciculata MN87 was sequenced and reported in Griesmann, et al. DOI: 10.1126/science.aat1743"