Category Archives: Fabaceae
Cojoba – the coral snake tree
What feature brings a plant – whether a tree, shrub, vine, or garden variety – to your attention? For me, it’s often the flower. I’ll be aware of a plant in the background, but when it blooms, then I really … Continue reading
Living Fence
Suddenly, yellow is everywhere. I’m seeing the Mexican sunflower, Tithonia, in many more places this year than last year; and the spectacular buttercup tree, Cochlospermum, is beginning to show in some places. But in our savanna, right now, the showy … Continue reading
Senna beans
Remember those curved Senna pistils that are destined to become beans? Here are the young beans, starting to grow on the Senna tree that flowered first this season. [I’ve been in the U.S. for the past three weeks. I’d intended … Continue reading
Senna – after the bloom
Back in August I saw a tree with yellow flowers, likely Senna hayesiana, growing alongside our seasonal spring. As time went by, more and more trees issued these yellow flowers so I now have easier access to them – there … Continue reading
