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Senna artemisioides group
Family Fabaceae
Subfamily Caesalpinioideae
Common name: Silver Cassia

Senna artemisioides group APNI*

Distribution and occurrence:
NSW subdivisions:
AVH map***


 Key to the subspecies 
1Petioles terete2
Petioles laterally compressedsubsp. x petiolaris
2Leaflets absolutely terete3
Leaflets flat, 2 mm or broader, sometimes inrolled and then appearing terete
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4
3Leaves with 3–8 pairs of leaflets, 15–25 mm long, petiole <15 mm longsubsp. x artemisioides
Leaves with 1–4 pairs of leaflets, 20–40 mm long, petiole >15 mm long
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subsp. filifolia
4Leaflets conspicuously hairy5
Leaflets glabrous or glabrescent
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9
5Leaflets obovate to ovate6
Leaflets linear to elliptic
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7
6Leaflets woollysubsp. helmsii
Leaflets silky
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subsp. alicia
7Leaflets linear and inrolled so that the upper surface is not visiblesubsp. x artemisioides
Leaflets with upper surface exposed
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8
8Leaflets densely silky hairy to woolly hairy, never glaucoussubsp. x sturtii
Leaflets glabrous to sparsely hairy, glaucous
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subsp. x coriacea
9Leaflets obovate to ovatesubsp. alicia
Leaflets linear to elliptic to obovate
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10
10Leaflets >5 times as long as broadsubsp. zygophylla
Leaflets 1–4 times as long as broad
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11
11Leaflets 1–3 pairs, members of each leaflet pair carried more or less vertically with outer surfaces exposedsubsp. alicia
Leaflets 1–6 pairs, members of each leaflet pair carried almost horizontally
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subsp. x coriacea

APNI* Provides a link to the Australian Plant Name Index (hosted by the Australian National Botanic Gardens) for comprehensive bibliographic data
***The AVH map option provides a detailed interactive Australia wide distribution map drawn from collections held by all major Australian herbaria participating in the Australian Virtual Herbarium project.

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