Hairy cassia
Senna hirsuta
family
Fabaceae
origin
Exotic
declaration
Category 3 Restricted Matter (Biosecurity Act 2014)
Must not be distributed or disposed. This means it must not be released into the environment unless the distribution or disposal is authorised in a regulation or under a permit.
Common names
Hairy senna, Shower tree senna, Sicklepod, Glaberrima senna, Stinking cassia, Woolly senna, Woolly wild sensitive plant.
Senna hirsuta is a large upright (erect) herbaceous plant, or somewhat long-lived (perennial) shrub, becoming slightly woody with age and growing 0.5-3 m tall. The stems, leaves and pods are all densely covered with long pale greyish-white coloured hairs. Its stems are usually also ridged lengthwise (longitudinally)
Impact
Impact
Invades disturbed areas such as roadsides, fence lines, creekbanks, grazed pastures and rainforest edges.
Location
Location
Characteristics
Characteristics
Similar Species
Similar Species
Invades disturbed areas such as roadsides, fence lines, creekbanks, grazed pastures and rainforest edges.
