Fabaceae — Legume Family
Astragalus praelongus E.Sheld.
Astragalus praelongus E.Sheld.
Astragalus praelongus, or stinking milkvetch, is a selenium-tolerant perennial legume native to the southwestern United States.
Astragalus succumbens Douglas ex Hook.
Astragalus succumbens Douglas ex Hook.
Astragalus succumbens is a sprawling legume that grows in sandy sagebrush areas of the Columbia River valley in Oregon and Washington.
Astragalus tennesseensis A.Gray ex Chapm.
Astragalus tennesseensis A.Gray ex Chapm.
Astragalus tennesseensis, commonly Tennessee milkvetch, is a unique drought-adapted legume native to the central-southeastern United States.
Astragalus anemophilus Greene
Astragalus anemophilus Greene
Astragalus anemophilus is a small perennial shrub that grows in coastal sand dunes around Mexico's San Quintín Volcanic Field.
Astragalus laxmannii subsp. laxmannii
Astragalus laxmannii subsp. laxmannii
Astragalus laxmannii is a perennial flowering Fabaceae species native to northern Asia and North America.
Astragalus plattensis Nutt.
Astragalus plattensis Nutt.
Astragalus plattensis, the Platte River milkvetch, is a hairy-podded North American legume native to the U.S. Great Plains.
Astragalus leucolobus Parry ex M.E.Jones
Astragalus leucolobus Parry ex M.E.Jones
Astragalus leucolobus is a small perennial herb endemic to mountain habitats of southern California.
Astragalus zionis M.E.Jones
Astragalus zionis M.E.Jones
Astragalus zionis is a purple-flowered, silvery-foliaged plant found in southern Utah, with one critically imperiled variety.
Astragalus amphioxys A.Gray
Astragalus amphioxys A.Gray
Astragalus amphioxys A.Gray is a flowering milkvetch native to the Southwestern US, used medicinally by the Zuni people.
Astragalus boeticus L.
Astragalus boeticus L.
Astragalus boeticus L. is a nitrogen-fixing Mediterranean herb with edible seed pods used as a coffee substitute.
Astragalus falcatus Lam.
Astragalus falcatus Lam.
Astragalus falcatus Lam. is a flowering milkweed that contains toxic miserotoxin and has been tested as a dryland forage crop.
Astragalus lentiginosus var. iodanthus (S.Watson) J.A.Alexander
Astragalus lentiginosus var. iodanthus (S.Watson) J.A.Alexander
This is a description of the species Astragalus lentiginosus, including its morphology, distribution, cultivation, and traditional uses.
Astragalus norvegicus Weber
Astragalus norvegicus Weber
Astragalus norvegicus is a flowering plant in the Fabaceae family native to regions from Europe to Mongolia and the Russian Far East.
Astragalus balearicus Chater
Astragalus balearicus Chater
Astragalus balearicus Chater is a small endemic shrub from the Balearic Islands rated Least Concern by the IUCN.
Astragalus tragacantha L.
Astragalus tragacantha L.
Astragalus tragacantha is a small Mediterranean beach milkvetch with purple-tinged white spring flowers.
Astragalus sinicus L.
Astragalus sinicus L.
Astragalus sinicus L., a Fabaceae milkvetch, is used as green manure, not to be confused with the source of Chinese medicine Radix Astragali.
Carmichaelia petriei Kirk
Carmichaelia petriei Kirk
Carmichaelia petriei is a leafless endemic New Zealand shrub that may host the endangered weevil Cerius otagensis.
Carmichaelia nana (Benth.) Colenso ex Hook.f.
Carmichaelia nana (Benth.) Colenso ex Hook.f.
Carmichaelia nana is a low mat-forming New Zealand shrub found from lowland to alpine open, gravelly habitats. Wait no, correction: Carmichaelia nana is a dwarf spreading mat shrub growing 20–60 mm tall, found in lowland to alpine alluvial river beds, terraces, and moraines.
Carmichaelia corrugata Colenso
Carmichaelia corrugata Colenso
Carmichaelia corrugata is a low leafless mat-forming New Zealand shrub that grows in open gravelly river-related habitats.
Carmichaelia williamsii Kirk
Carmichaelia williamsii Kirk
Carmichaelia williamsii Kirk is a yellow-flowered coastal native New Zealand broom, distinct from introduced common broom.
Carmichaelia appressa G.Simpson
Carmichaelia appressa G.Simpson
Carmichaelia appressa is a low spreading mat-forming plant that grows on coastal shingle beaches and flowers in summer.
Glycyrrhiza acanthocarpa (Lindl.) J.M.Black
Glycyrrhiza acanthocarpa (Lindl.) J.M.Black
Glycyrrhiza acanthocarpa (native/southern liquorice) is an Australian native subshrub in the pea family Fabaceae.
Colutea orientalis Mill.
Colutea orientalis Mill.
Colutea orientalis is a deciduous grey-leafed leguminous shrub native to Europe and Asia.
Oxytropis podocarpa A.Gray
Oxytropis podocarpa A.Gray
Oxytropis podocarpa is a cushion-forming legume perennial native to northern North America and the Rocky Mountains.
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