July 26, 2019

Location: Melbourne, Hundred Acre Hollows

This is known as Partridge Pea
Also called the Sleeping Plant
Gamebirds like to eat its seedpods,
And its nectar is enjoyed by ants.

Sources: Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Plant Database - Chamaecrista fasciculata

Photo and text © 2018 Dee Fairbanks Simpson