Coves' Cassia  - Senna covesii

Location/Trail:  Bartlett LakeDate sighted:  11/26/2011Season:  FallThis perennial grows in rocky soil/slopes. The flowers are about an inch wide with 5 petals. The flowers are followed by long, fuzzy, bean pods that become woody when dry. Its leaves are gray-green in color with 2 to 3 pairs of elliptical leaflets. The stems are covered with fuzzy hair but thornless and tan in color.