Sicklepod

Sicklepod, Java Bean

Senna obtusifolia (L.) Irwin & Barneby

Fabaceae (Legume Family)

▲ seedling

▲ young plants

▲ ▼ small, flowering plants

▲ ▼ larger, mature plants

▲ ▼ flowers and fruit

▲ post-flowering plant with many seed pods

Sicklepod:

annual weed with green, pinnately-compound leaves; leaflets oval, large, 4-6 per leaf; leaves sort of droop off rachis
stems green, ridged, growing 2-3’ tall
flowers round, bright yellow in axils of leaves followed by long, slender curving (sickle-shaped) pods
found in row crops, disturbed sites--common cropland weed in southern Missouri
has high tolerance for Round-UP, so appearing more in Round-Up ready cropping systems, especially soybeans
can be poisonous to cattle if grazed heavily