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The five petals and five sepals of Maryland senna's 3/4" flowers are both yellow. The single pistil has many spreading white hairs and arches upward. The anthers of the 10 stamens are a striking dark brown (like partridge pea). The upper three stamens have short filaments and short anthers that produce only sterile pollen (as a pollinator reward). The middle four stamens have short filaments and long anthers while the lower three stamens have long filaments and long anthers; all seven of these stamens produce fertile pollen that is released by "buzz pollination." The flowers do not produce nectar. The fruit is a flattened seedpod 1/2" across and 3-4" long with 10-18 segments, each containing a single 1/4" flattened seed.

Senna

Senna marilandica

Maryland senna [Blooms: Jul]