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Partridge Pea
(Cassia fasciculata)
Partridge Pea is a native warm season reseeding annual legume. This one to four foot plant has several branches that grow both erect and prostrate forming dense stands.
It grows well in several soil types, but favors sandy to sandy loams. Rainfall of 19 inches or more improves growth.
During the growing season from July to September, plants are covered with showy yellow pea type flowers. Seed pods are dark brown, flat and pea shaped having ten
to twenty seeds per pod. Leaves are dark green.
Partridge Pea is often used for area sta- bilization and reclamation. Game birds especially benefit from the food and cover provided. Livestock do not graze as read- ily as they do other plants which makes Partridge Peas well suited for erosion con- trol. Being a legume, Partidge Pea will fix nitrogen in the soil that will help stimulate growth of grass.
Planting should be in a weed-free, firm seed bed in the spring. Seed should be drilled 1⁄4 to 3⁄4 inches deep at a rate of approximately 13 pure live seed pounds per acre.
