Fabaceae — Legume Family
Anthyllis barba-jovis L.
Anthyllis barba-jovis L.
Anthyllis barba-jovis L. is a branched silver-leaved shrub native to Mediterranean coastal limestone habitats.
Anthyllis cytisoides L.
Anthyllis cytisoides L.
Anthyllis cytisoides L. is a summer-deciduous Southern European shrub that favors frost-free semi-arid limestone soils.
Anthyllis hermanniae L.
Anthyllis hermanniae L.
Lavender-leaved anthyllis (Anthyllis hermanniae) is a low perennial fabaceous flowering shrub native to the Mediterranean region.
Anthyllis montana L.
Anthyllis montana L.
Anthyllis montana, mountain kidney vetch, is a Fabaceae flowering perennial native to European mountains, grown in alpine and rock gardens.
Anthyllis vulneraria L.
Anthyllis vulneraria L.
Anthyllis vulneraria L. (kidney vetch) is a low-growing legume native to Eurasia and Africa, naturalized in North America.
Aotus ericoides (Vent.) G.Don
Aotus ericoides (Vent.) G.Don
Aotus ericoides is a variable yellow-flowered Australian shrub that grows in heath and dry sclerophyll forest on sandstone.
Apios americana Medik.
Apios americana Medik.
Apios americana Medik. (American groundnut) is a climbing vine native to North America with edible cooked tubers and seeds.
Arachis pintoi Krapov. & W.C.Greg.
Arachis pintoi Krapov. & W.C.Greg.
Arachis pintoi Krapov. & W.C.Greg., also called pinto peanut, is a creeping perennial legume that produces underground one-seeded fruits.
Argyrolobium zanonii (Turra) P.W.Ball
Argyrolobium zanonii (Turra) P.W.Ball
Argyrolobium zanonii is a shrubby flowering Fabaceae plant native to the Mediterranean, introduced to Germany.
Aspalathus angustifolia (Lam.) R.Dahlgren
Aspalathus angustifolia (Lam.) R.Dahlgren
The lectotype of Aspalathus angustifolia, designated by Dahlgren in 1968, is an illustration from Plukenet (1694, 1696), and the typotype is Herb. Sloane 100:68 (BM - SL).
Aspalathus callosa L.
Aspalathus callosa L.
The lectotype of Aspalathus callosa L. is an icon in Plukenet (1700), and its typotype is Herb. Sloane 92: 54 (BM - SL) as designated by Dahlgren in 1966.
Aspalathus cordata (L.) R.Dahlgren
Aspalathus cordata (L.) R.Dahlgren
Campbell & Van Wyk (2001) treat Aspalathus cordata as a synonym of Rafnia triflora, cite B. cordata with issues in page - number and locality, and don't indicate different use of edition names or reject Dahlgren's type choice.
Aspalathus ericifolia L.
Aspalathus ericifolia L.
For Aspalathus ericifolia L., the specific epithet was 'ericefolia' in the protologue, and Dahlgren first noted 893.15 (LINN) as 'orig. coll.' then 'type' in 1988.
Aspalathus quinquefolia L.
Aspalathus quinquefolia L.
Dahlgren in 1988 indicated Herb. Linn. No. 295.19 (S) as the lectotype of Aspalathus quinquefolia L., but it's not original as it lacks Linnaeus' annotation.
Aspalathus spinosa L.
Aspalathus spinosa L.
Dahlgren in 1966 indicated 893.2 (LINN) as "orig. coll." for Aspalathus spinosa L., and clarified it to "type" in 1988.
Astragalus agrestis Douglas ex G.Don
Astragalus agrestis Douglas ex G.Don
Astragalus agrestis is a perennial purple milkvetch herb with pealike flowers, whose spreading roots need confinement in cultivation.
Astragalus alopecurus Pall.
Astragalus alopecurus Pall.
Astragalus alopecurus Pall. is a yellow-flowered plant native to areas from Europe to temperate Asia that grows in mountain habitats.
Astragalus alpinus L.
Astragalus alpinus L.
Astragalus alpinus L. is a variable nitrogen-fixing perennial herb widespread across cold northern regions of Eurasia and North America.
Astragalus arenarius L.
Astragalus arenarius L.
Astragalus arenarius L. is a recumbent legume that grows in sandy areas, and feeds four moth species as larvae.
Astragalus australis (L.) Lam.
Astragalus australis (L.) Lam.
Astragalus australis is a small, hairy milkvetch that grows in Arctic coastal areas, with a rare endemic variety in Washington's Olympic Mountains.
Astragalus bisulcatus (Hook.) A.Gray
Astragalus bisulcatus (Hook.) A.Gray
Astragalus bisulcatus is a selenium-accumulating herbaceous perennial that causes toxic poisoning in grazing livestock.
Astragalus brauntonii Parish
Astragalus brauntonii Parish
Astragalus brauntonii, or Braunton's milkvetch, is a rare perennial herb native to Southern California and Baja California that relies on wildfire disturbance to reproduce.
Astragalus canadensis L.
Astragalus canadensis L.
Astragalus canadensis is a secure perennial North American milkvetch used by wildlife and historically by Native Americans.
Astragalus cibarius E.Sheld.
Astragalus cibarius E.Sheld.
Browse milkvetch (Astragalus cibarius) is a common perennial legume native to western North America that flowers in spring.
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