Fabaceae — Legume Family
Glycyrrhiza echinata L.
Glycyrrhiza echinata L.
Glycyrrhiza echinata is a flowering Glycyrrhiza species used for flavoring, medicine, and producing licorice products.
Glycyrrhiza glabra L.
Glycyrrhiza glabra L.
Glycyrrhiza glabra L. (liquorice) is an herbaceous perennial cultivated worldwide for its flavoured roots used in food and herbal products.
Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh
Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh
Glycyrrhiza lepidota, or American licorice, is a North American Fabaceae species with sweet roots used for medicine and flavoring.
Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch. ex DC.
Glycyrrhiza uralensis Fisch. ex DC.
Glycyrrhiza uralensis, or Chinese liquorice, is an Asian flowering plant widely used as a sweetener and fundamental herb in traditional Chinese medicine.
Gompholobium confertum (DC.) Crisp
Gompholobium confertum (DC.) Crisp
Gompholobium confertum is a not threatened endemic shrub from south-west Western Australia with purple-blue pea flowers.
Gompholobium ecostatum Kuchel
Gompholobium ecostatum Kuchel
Gompholobium ecostatum is a small flowering shrub found in heath and woodland of south-eastern Australia.
Gompholobium grandiflorum Sm.
Gompholobium grandiflorum Sm.
Gompholobium grandiflorum is an erect shrub that bears yellow flowers, native to parts of New South Wales, Australia.
Gompholobium huegelii Benth.
Gompholobium huegelii Benth.
Gompholobium huegelii is a common Australian trifoliate shrub that bears cream to yellow pea flowers in heath and forest.
Gompholobium latifolium Sm.
Gompholobium latifolium Sm.
Gompholobium latifolium is an Australian yellow-flowered shrub, uncommon in cultivation despite being horticulturally desirable.
Gompholobium pinnatum Sm.
Gompholobium pinnatum Sm.
Gompholobium pinnatum is a small sprawling shrub found in eastern Australian coastal habitats from Queensland to Jervis Bay.
Goodia lotifolia Salisb.
Goodia lotifolia Salisb.
Goodia lotifolia Salisb. (golden tip) is a tall shrub with yellow marked flowers, growing in eastern Australia.
Grona heterocarpos (L.) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi
Grona heterocarpos (L.) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi
Grona heterocarpos is a creeping shrub in the Fabaceae family native to parts of Asia, the West Pacific, and Tanzania, used in traditional medicine.
Grona triflora (L.) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi
Grona triflora (L.) H.Ohashi & K.Ohashi
Grona triflora is a Fabaceae plant used in folk medicine and nutrition, native to global tropical regions.
Guilandina bonduc L.
Guilandina bonduc L.
Guilandina bonduc L. is a scrambling tropical shrub with buoyant grey seeds, valued ornamentally and traditionally medicinally.
Gymnocladus dioicus (L.) K.Koch
Gymnocladus dioicus (L.) K.Koch
Gymnocladus dioicus, the Kentucky coffeetree, is a rare dioecious legume tree planted ornamentally in urban areas.
Haematoxylum brasiletto H.Karst.
Haematoxylum brasiletto H.Karst.
Haematoxylum brasiletto is a leguminous woody plant native to the Americas, harvested for timber, dye, and traditional medicine.
Hardenbergia comptoniana (Andrews) Benth.
Hardenbergia comptoniana (Andrews) Benth.
Hardenbergia comptoniana is a vigorous Australian twining vine grown in horticulture for its varied colored pea flowers.
Hardenbergia violacea (Schneev.) Stearn
Hardenbergia violacea (Schneev.) Stearn
Hardenbergia violacea is an Australian climbing sub-shrub that is widely cultivated as a garden plant.
Hedysarum alpinum L.
Hedysarum alpinum L.
Hedysarum alpinum L. (alpine sweetvetch) is a perennial northern herb eaten by wildlife and traditionally used for food by Alaska Natives.
Hedysarum boreale Nutt.
Hedysarum boreale Nutt.
Hedysarum boreale Nutt. is a variable North American perennial legume with multiple common names and various practical uses.
Hedysarum hedysaroides (L.) Schinz & Thell.
Hedysarum hedysaroides (L.) Schinz & Thell.
Hedysarum hedysaroides is a purple-flowered perennial herb found in alpine meadows across parts of Eurasia and Western North America.
Hedysarum sulphurescens Rydb.
Hedysarum sulphurescens Rydb.
Hedysarum sulphurescens (yellow or white sweetvetch) is a perennial herb where LCR enzyme activity has been measured.
Hippocrepis comosa L.
Hippocrepis comosa L.
Hippocrepis comosa is a UK limestone/chalk plant that is the exclusive caterpillar food plant for two rare blue butterflies.
Hippocrepis emerus (L.) Lassen
Hippocrepis emerus (L.) Lassen
Hippocrepis emerus is a perennial shrub that is a main host plant for the moth Zygaena ephialtes, found across parts of Europe, North Africa and Asia Minor.
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