Fabaceae — Legume Family
Phaseolus polystachios (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.
Phaseolus polystachios (L.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb.
Phaseolus polystachios, the thicket or wild kidney bean, is a North American native perennial vine, a wild relative of cultivated beans with white mold resistance.
Phaseolus angustissimus A.Gray
Phaseolus angustissimus A.Gray
Phaseolus angustissimus is a trailing perennial vine with narrow leaves, used by the Zuni people as a child's strengthener.
Vigna radiata (L.) R.Wilczek
Vigna radiata (L.) R.Wilczek
Vigna radiata (mung bean/green gram) is an annual vine with yellow flowers, fuzzy brown pods, and variable growth habits.
Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.
Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.
Vigna unguiculata (cowpea) is a morphologically diverse legume crop adapted to dry poor soils, used widely for food and forage.
Vigna hosei (Craib) Backer
Vigna hosei (Craib) Backer
Vigna hosei is a twining creeping legume used as a cover crop, green manure, and forage, native to tropical Southeast Asia.
Psophocarpus tetragonolobus (L.) DC.
Psophocarpus tetragonolobus (L.) DC.
Psophocarpus tetragonolobus, the winged bean, is a climbing protein-rich bean grown on a small scale in hot humid tropical regions.
Cochliasanthus caracalla (L.) Trew
Cochliasanthus caracalla (L.) Trew
Cochliasanthus caracalla is a vining plant with distinctively shell-shaped fragrant multicolored flowers, native to Argentina.
Sigmoidotropis speciosa (Kunth) A.Delgado
Sigmoidotropis speciosa (Kunth) A.Delgado
Sigmoidotropis speciosa is a commonly misidentified invasive leguminous vine with distinctive curved purple flowers.
Kennedia nigricans Lindl.
Kennedia nigricans Lindl.
Kennedia nigricans is a vigorous climbing Australian legume widely grown in horticulture to cover structures and embankments.
Glycine microphylla (Benth.) Tindale
Glycine microphylla (Benth.) Tindale
Glycine microphylla is a small scrambling bean plant found in Australia, commonly called small-leaf glycine.
Glycine cyrtoloba Tindale
Glycine cyrtoloba Tindale
Glycine cyrtoloba is a salinity-resistant wild soybean relative native to eastern Australia.
Glycine tomentella Hayata
Glycine tomentella Hayata
Glycine tomentella Hayata is a polyploid soybean species found across parts of Asia and Oceania.
Glycine latrobeana (Meisn.) Benth.
Glycine latrobeana (Meisn.) Benth.
Glycine latrobeana is a perennial herb species endemic to southeastern Australia with clover-like leaves.
Pachyrhizus erosus (L.) Urb.
Pachyrhizus erosus (L.) Urb.
Pachyrhizus erosus, or jícama, is a frost-tender vining root crop with edible roots and toxic other plant parts.
Clitoria fragrans Small
Clitoria fragrans Small
Clitoria fragrans Small is a federally threatened perennial herb native to Florida scrub habitats.
Clitoria fairchildiana R.A.Howard
Clitoria fairchildiana R.A.Howard
Clitoria fairchildiana is a Brazilian flowering plant in Clitoria from which six rotenoids can be isolated.
Centrosema molle Mart. ex Benth.
Centrosema molle Mart. ex Benth.
Centrosema molle is a perennial climbing legume native to the Americas, used for soil improvement, ground cover, and animal forage.
Centrosema brasilianum (L.) Benth.
Centrosema brasilianum (L.) Benth.
Centrosema brasilianum is a perennial herbaceous twining or trailing legume with colored papilionate flowers and dehiscent seed pods.
Rhynchosia latifolia Nutt.
Rhynchosia latifolia Nutt.
Prairie snoutbean (Rhynchosia latifolia) is a native south-central US perennial legume that grows yellow summer flowers.
Rhynchosia precatoria (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) DC.
Rhynchosia precatoria (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) DC.
Rhynchosia precatoria is a herbaceous vine with characteristic red-and-black seeds, native to the Americas and used in crafts and traditional medicine.
Rhynchosia reniformis DC.
Rhynchosia reniformis DC.
Rhynchosia reniformis DC. is a small climbing or trailing legume native to the southeastern United States.
Rhynchosia tomentosa (L.) Hook. & Arn.
Rhynchosia tomentosa (L.) Hook. & Arn.
Rhynchosia tomentosa is a perennial erect herb that occurs as an indicator species in US Coastal Plain longleaf woodlands.
Flemingia macrophylla (Willd.) Kuntze ex Merr.
Flemingia macrophylla (Willd.) Kuntze ex Merr.
Flemingia macrophylla is a woody perennial shrub native to Asian (sub)tropics, used in traditional medicine for rheumatism.
Trifolium barbigerum var. andrewsii A.Gray
Trifolium barbigerum var. andrewsii A.Gray
Trifolium barbigerum var. andrewsii is an annual herb native to the California and Oregon coast, blooming from April to July.
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