Senna covesii
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Species Name: Senna covesii
Common Name: Coves' Cassia
- Small desert shrub with attractive yellow flowers and long seeds pods. Threatened in the wild.
- Plant Family: Fabaceae
- Plant Type: Shrub
- Height by Width: 1-2' H x 2' W
- Growth Habit: Upright, feathery
- Deciduous/Evergreen: Evergreen
- Growth Rate: Fast
- Sun Exposure: Full to part sun
- Soil Preference: Well-draining
- Water Requirements: Drought-tolerant to moderate
- Cold Hardy to: 30 degrees F
- Flower Season: Summer
- Flower Color: Yellow
- Endangered?: List 2.2 (included in the CNPS Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants)
- Distribution: Sonoran Desert; Baja, Southern Nevada and Western Arizonia
- Natural Habitat: Dry, sandy desert washes, slopes
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