Fabaceae — Legume Family

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Oxytropis sordida (Willd.) Pers.

Oxytropis sordida (Willd.) Pers.

Oxytropis sordida (Willd.) Pers.

Oxytropis sordida is a flowering Fabaceae plant native from Northern/Eastern Europe to Northern Russian Far East and Mongolia.

Swainsona formosa (G.Don) Joy Thomps.

Swainsona formosa (G.Don) Joy Thomps.

Swainsona formosa (G.Don) Joy Thomps.

Swainsona formosa, Sturt's desert pea, is an iconic Australian arid herb and the floral emblem of South Australia.

Swainsona galegifolia (Andrews) R.Br.

Swainsona galegifolia (Andrews) R.Br.

Swainsona galegifolia (Andrews) R.Br.

Swainsona galegifolia (smooth Darling pea) is an upright perennial subshrub widespread in eastern Australian states.

Swainsona procumbens (F.Muell.) F.Muell.

Swainsona procumbens (F.Muell.) F.Muell.

Swainsona procumbens (F.Muell.) F.Muell.

Swainsona procumbens (Broughton pea) is a perennial Australian herb that grows in inland heavy soils or sand dunes.

Swainsona queenslandica Joy Thomps.

Swainsona queenslandica Joy Thomps.

Swainsona queenslandica Joy Thomps.

Swainsona queenslandica is a perennial pea herb native to Queensland and New South Wales, with coloured flowers and imparipinnate leaves.

Swainsona microphylla A.Gray

Swainsona microphylla A.Gray

Swainsona microphylla A.Gray

Swainsona microphylla is a perennial Australian pea herb that grows in sandy soils across most inland mainland Australia.

Clianthus puniceus (G.Don) Sol. ex Lindl.

Clianthus puniceus (G.Don) Sol. ex Lindl.

Clianthus puniceus (G.Don) Sol. ex Lindl.

Clianthus puniceus is a rare wild evergreen New Zealand shrub, widely cultivated for its distinctive parrot-beak-like flowers.

Montigena novae-zelandiae (Hook.f.) Heenan

Montigena novae-zelandiae (Hook.f.) Heenan

Montigena novae-zelandiae (Hook.f.) Heenan

Montigena novae-zelandiae, or scree pea, is the only species in its endemic New Zealand legume genus, currently classified At Risk - Declining.

Amorpha ouachitensis Wilbur

Amorpha ouachitensis Wilbur

Amorpha ouachitensis Wilbur

Amorpha ouachitensis is an uncommon legume shrub native to the Ouachita Mountains of Arkansas and Oklahoma, threatened by habitat alteration.

Psorothamnus fremontii (Torr. ex A.Gray) Barneby

Psorothamnus fremontii (Torr. ex A.Gray) Barneby

Psorothamnus fremontii (Torr. ex A.Gray) Barneby

Psorothamnus fremontii is a perennial legume shrub native to deserts of the southwestern US and northwest Mexico.

Dalea ornata (Douglas ex Hook.) Eaton & Wright

Dalea ornata (Douglas ex Hook.) Eaton & Wright

Dalea ornata (Douglas ex Hook.) Eaton & Wright

Blue Mountain prairie clover (Dalea ornata) is a perennial Fabaceae plant growing in the Great Basin region of the Western U.S.

Dalea lasiathera A.Gray

Dalea lasiathera A.Gray

Dalea lasiathera A.Gray

Dalea lasiathera, purple prairie clover, is a Southwestern US plant with traditional culinary uses among the Zuni people.

Dalea pinnata var. adenopoda (Rydb.) Barneby

Dalea pinnata var. adenopoda (Rydb.) Barneby

Dalea pinnata var. adenopoda (Rydb.) Barneby

Dalea pinnata, the summer farewell, is a short-lived perennial pea-family flowering plant native to the southeastern US.

Dalea carnea (Michx.) Poir.

Dalea carnea (Michx.) Poir.

Dalea carnea (Michx.) Poir.

Dalea carnea, pink tassels, is a perennial Fabaceae herb native to the US Atlantic Coastal Plain from Georgia to Florida.

Dalea feayi (Chapm.) Barneby

Dalea feayi (Chapm.) Barneby

Dalea feayi (Chapm.) Barneby

Dalea feayi is a perennial flowering subshrub in Fabaceae native to Georgia and Florida, favored by native bees.

Dalea foliosa (A.Gray) Barneby

Dalea foliosa (A.Gray) Barneby

Dalea foliosa (A.Gray) Barneby

Dalea foliosa is a perennial herb native to limestone-based glades and prairies of North America, pollinated by bumblebees.

Dalea neomexicana (A.Gray) Cory

Dalea neomexicana (A.Gray) Cory

Dalea neomexicana (A.Gray) Cory

Dalea neomexicana (downy prairie clover) is a 20 cm tall perennial herb in the legume family found in the southwestern US and Mexico.

Dalea pulchra Gentry

Dalea pulchra Gentry

Dalea pulchra Gentry

Dalea pulchra Gentry is a purple-flowered perennial shrub found in the Madrean sky islands of the US Southwest and northwestern Mexico.

Dalea reverchonii (S.Watson) Shinners

Dalea reverchonii (S.Watson) Shinners

Dalea reverchonii (S.Watson) Shinners

Dalea reverchonii, or Comanche Peak prairie-clover, is a Texas-endemic legume perennial herb.

Dalea humifusa Benth.

Dalea humifusa Benth.

Dalea humifusa Benth.

Dalea humifusa Benth. is an endemic Ecuadorian Fabaceae plant that grows in subtropical or tropical dry shrubland.

Eysenhardtia orthocarpa (A.Gray) S.Watson

Eysenhardtia orthocarpa (A.Gray) S.Watson

Eysenhardtia orthocarpa (A.Gray) S.Watson

Eysenhardtia orthocarpa is a small flowering Fabaceae kidneywood tree found in northwestern Mexico and the southwestern US.

Parryella filifolia Torr. & A.Gray

Parryella filifolia Torr. & A.Gray

Parryella filifolia Torr. & A.Gray

Parryella filifolia (common dunebroom) is the only species in the Fabaceae genus Parryella, native to the southwestern US, with traditional Hopi uses.

Bossiaea linophylla R.Br.

Bossiaea linophylla R.Br.

Bossiaea linophylla R.Br.

Bossiaea linophylla is a spreading weeping shrub found in south-west Western Australia that attracts fruit-eating moyadong parrots.

Bossiaea lenticularis Sieber ex DC.

Bossiaea lenticularis Sieber ex DC.

Bossiaea lenticularis Sieber ex DC.

Bossiaea lenticularis is a small glabrous spreading Australian shrub with yellow flowers, that grows in forest around Sydney.

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