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Senna alata (L.) Roxb.
Candlestick plant

Copyright by: Forest & Kim Starr

Family: Fabaceae

Group: Dicot

Substrate: Terrestrial

Habit: Shrub

Perennation: Perennial

Map of select IRC data for peninsular Florida

SOUTH FLORIDA Occurrence: Present

SOUTH FLORIDA Native Status: Not Native, Naturalized

SOUTH FLORIDA Cultivated Status: Cultivated

Other data on Senna alata available from :

	Occurrence	Native Status
Senna alata has been found in the following 16 conservation areas :
Big Cypress National Preserve	Present	Not Native, Naturalized
Caloosahatchee Creeks Preserve	Present	Not Native, Naturalized
Camp Owaissa Bauer	Present	Not Native, Naturalized
Crystal Lake Sand Pine Scrub Natural Area	Present	Not Native, Naturalized
Dupuis Reserve	Present	Not Native, Naturalized
Hillsboro Pineland Natural Area	Present	Not Native, Naturalized
Hugh Taylor Birch State Park	Present	Not Native, Naturalized
Lake Okeechobee Marshes	Present	Not Native, Naturalized
Long Key Natural Area & Nature Center	Present	Not Native, Naturalized
Oleta River State Park	Present	Not Native, Naturalized
Pine Island Ridge Natural Area	Present	Not Native, Naturalized
Prairie Pines Preserve	Present	Not Native, Naturalized
Red Reef Park, including Gumbo Limbo Nature Center	Present	Not Native, Naturalized
Seabranch Preserve State Park	Present	Not Native, Naturalized
Tradewinds Park & Stables	Present	Not Native, Naturalized
Tree Tops Park	Present	Not Native, Naturalized

	Occurrence	Native Status
Senna alata has been found in the following 4 counties :
Broward County		Not Native, Naturalized
Collier County		Not Native, Naturalized
Miami-Dade County		Not Native, Naturalized
Palm Beach County		Not Native, Naturalized