Jamaican broom

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Chamaecrista glandulosa

Jamaican broom, a reference photo
Photo: Michael Wolf · CC BY-SA 3.0 (licence)

Chamaecrista glandulosa is a species of flowering plant in the legume family native to the Americas. Its distribution extends from Mexico to Brazil and it occurs on many Caribbean islands.

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Jamaican broom being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.

Easily confused with

Classification

Kingdom
Plantae
Phylum
Tracheophyta
Class
Magnoliopsida
Order
Fabales
Family
Fabaceae
Species
Chamaecrista glandulosa

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