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Senna obtusifolia
Sicklepod
FABACEAE

sicklepodWhat an interesting plant, with its five petals and pods in the fall. The Sickle-shaped pods can be eight inches long.

The leaves are alternate and are pinnately compound. The seed pod resembles a sickle, thus the name.

The plant is poisonous and can grow to three feet or more.

It is native to tropical America.

Not really considered a weed, but a wildflower.