Fabaceae — Legume Family
Hoffmannseggia glauca (Ortega) Eifert
Hoffmannseggia glauca (Ortega) Eifert
Hoffmannseggia glauca is a small perennial herb, a noxious weed in Kansas, with edible tubers used by several Indigenous groups.
Hoffmannseggia microphylla Torr.
Hoffmannseggia microphylla Torr.
Hoffmannseggia microphylla, or wand holdback, is a perennial legume shrub native to the southwestern US and Baja California.
Hoita macrostachya (DC.) Rydb.
Hoita macrostachya (DC.) Rydb.
Hoita macrostachya is a hairy glandular perennial legume native to California and Baja California that bears purplish pea-shaped flowers.
Hosackia crassifolia Benth.
Hosackia crassifolia Benth.
Hosackia crassifolia is a bushy perennial pea plant native to western North America, flowering from May to August in varied habitats.
Hosackia gracilis Benth.
Hosackia gracilis Benth.
Hosackia gracilis is a North American coastal perennial legume, a suspected host plant for endangered lotis blue butterfly caterpillars.
Hosackia oblongifolia Benth.
Hosackia oblongifolia Benth.
Hosackia oblongifolia, also called streambank bird's-foot trefoil, is a native legume of western North America.
Hosackia pinnata (Hook.) Abrams
Hosackia pinnata (Hook.) Abrams
Hosackia pinnata is a North American legume native to moist habitats from British Columbia to California, with yellow and white pealike flowers.
Hovea acutifolia A.Cunn. ex G.Don
Hovea acutifolia A.Cunn. ex G.Don
Hovea acutifolia is a bushy shrub that bears blue to purple pea flowers, native to rainforest margins of eastern Australia.
Hovea chorizemifolia DC.
Hovea chorizemifolia DC.
Hovea chorizemifolia DC. is a prickly flowering shrub found in several regions of Western Australia.
Hovea elliptica (Sm.) DC.
Hovea elliptica (Sm.) DC.
Hovea elliptica is a Western Australian shrub or small tree grown in horticulture for its purple or blue pea flowers.
Hovea heterophylla A.Cunn. ex Hook.f.
Hovea heterophylla A.Cunn. ex Hook.f.
Hovea heterophylla (creeping hovea) is a small Australian subshrub with variable leaves and purple flowers, found across most Australian states.
Hovea trisperma Benth.
Hovea trisperma Benth.
Hovea trisperma, common hovea, is a small sprawling woody shrub that bears purplish-blue flowers, native to south-west Western Australia.
Hylodesmum glutinosum (Muhl. ex Willd.) H.Ohashi & R.R.Mill
Hylodesmum glutinosum (Muhl. ex Willd.) H.Ohashi & R.R.Mill
Hylodesmum glutinosum is a flowering Fabaceae plant with multiple common names, found in eastern Canada, US central/eastern areas, and NE Mexico.
Hylodesmum nudiflorum (L.) H.Ohashi & R.R.Mill
Hylodesmum nudiflorum (L.) H.Ohashi & R.R.Mill
Hylodesmum nudiflorum, or stemless tick trefoil, is a perennial forb native to eastern North America found in mature mesic oak forests.
Indigofera australis Willd.
Indigofera australis Willd.
Indigofera australis Willd. is a common widespread Australian nitrogen-fixing shrub that has showy purple-pink flowers and supports native wildlife.
Indigofera cordifolia B.Heyne ex Roth
Indigofera cordifolia B.Heyne ex Roth
Indigofera cordifolia, heart-leaf indigo, is a Fabaceae flowering plant that can improve crop yields via nitrogen fixation.
Indigofera hendecaphylla Jacq.
Indigofera hendecaphylla Jacq.
Indigofera hendecaphylla, creeping indigo, is a flowering Fabaceae plant native to the Old World tropics and subtropics.
Indigofera hirsuta L.
Indigofera hirsuta L.
Indigofera hirsuta, or hairy indigo, is a Fabaceae flowering plant native to most tropics, used as green manure and minor forage.
Indigofera linifolia (L.f.) Retz.
Indigofera linifolia (L.f.) Retz.
Indigofera linifolia (narrowleaf indigo) is a widely distributed Fabaceae flowering plant used for livestock fodder and emergency human food.
Indigofera miniata Ortega
Indigofera miniata Ortega
Indigofera miniata, scarlet pea/coastal indigo, is a prostrate perennial flowering Fabaceae native to parts of the southern US, Mexico, Guatemala, and Cuba.
Indigofera spicata Forssk.
Indigofera spicata Forssk.
Indigofera spicata (creeping or trailing indigo) is a Fabaceae flowering plant with confused toxicity reports as a forage species.
Indigofera suffruticosa Mill.
Indigofera suffruticosa Mill.
Indigofera suffruticosa, or anil, is a pantropical Fabaceae shrub used as a source of indigo dye for Maya blue pigment.
Inga vera Willd.
Inga vera Willd.
Inga vera Willd. is a Fabaceae tropical tree found in Central and South America known by several common names.
Jacksonia furcellata (Bonpl.) DC.
Jacksonia furcellata (Bonpl.) DC.
Jacksonia furcellata is a variable flowering shrub found in south-western Western Australia.
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