Sesbania cannabina, the sesbania pea, prickly sesban, yellow bush pea, or yellow pea bush, is a widespread species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is native to the seasonally dry tropics of the Indian Subcontinent, Indochina, and Australia, and it has been introduced to a number of locales around the world. A shrub reaching , it is typically found in wet areas and poor-draining soils at elevations from , and can be a weed of rice paddies. It is cultivated as a green manure, and for fodder, erosion control, and its fiber, and is tolerant of alkaline and saline soils. It has been assessed as Least Concern.
Subtaxa The following varieties are accepted: Sesbania cannabina var. cannabina – entire range Sesbania cannabina var. sericea – Northern Territory
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