Hairy sensitive pea vs round-leaf cassia

Chamaecrista pilosa compared with Chamaecrista rotundifolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Hairy sensitive pea	round-leaf cassia
Kingdom same	Plantae (Pflanzen)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Fabales (Schmetterlingsblütenartige)	Fabales (Schmetterlingsblütenartige)
Family same	Fabaceae	Fabaceae
Genus same	Chamaecrista	Chamaecrista
Species	Chamaecrista pilosa	Chamaecrista rotundifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Hairy sensitive pea and round-leaf cassia share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Chamaecrista.

Conservation Status

Hairy sensitive pea

LC — Least Concern

round-leaf cassia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Hairy sensitive pea	round-leaf cassia
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Hairy sensitive pea

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, and United States.

round-leaf cassia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Zimbabwe), Asia (India), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇷 Brazil 🇨🇴 Colombia 🇨🇺 Cuba