Seymeria cassioides (J.F. Gmelin) Blake - Yaupon Blacksenna
Family - Scrophulariaceae
Stems:
Leaves:
Inflorescence:
N/A
Flowers:
Fruit.
Flowering - August - October.
Habitat - Sandhills, pinelands, roadsides.
Origin - Native to North America.
Other information - This species can be found scattered throughout Alabama in counties where its preferred habitat is found. The plant can be identified by its many-branched stems, filiform leaf segments, yellow flowers, and glabrous capsules.
The genus Seymeria is named for English naturalist Henry Seymer (1745-1800).
The species epithet cassioides means "resembling Cassia" a genus in the bean family.
Alabama Distribution:
Photographs taken at the Tuskeegee National Forest, AL., 10-9-04.