Scientific Name:  Senna covesii
?Native bushy perennial shrub with fine white hairs.
??Buzz? pollinated-vibrations from buzzing shake pollen onto bees.
?Important food source to native butterflies.
?Seedpods sound like rattlesnakes when they rustle-rabbits may hide from predators in this plant.
?Native Americans grind seeds to make a coffee like beverage.
?Grows along roadsides, mesas and rocky slopes.

Photos:  To be added.

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Special thanks to The Riparian Preserve for species information.