Java Bean

Senna obtusifolia (L.) Irwin & Barneby - Pea family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 30 inches

Plant Type: Forb/herb, Subshrub

Features

Flower Color: Yellow

Bloom Time: Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer, Fall

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Bombus; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Java Bean: Anabasis ochrodesma, Orgyia vetusta, Phoebis sennae, Phoebis sennae eubule

Native Range

USA: Florida, Kentucky, Missouri, Oklahoma, Texas
MEX: Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest
USA+: Puerto Rico

Regional Native Status: L48 (N), HI (I), PR (N), VI (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.