Fabaceae — Legume Family
Bossiaea ornata (Lindl.) Benth.
Bossiaea ornata (Lindl.) Benth.
Bossiaea ornata is a multi-stemmed Australian shrub that grows in forest and woodland understorey and flowers from July to November.
Bossiaea buxifolia A.Cunn.
Bossiaea buxifolia A.Cunn.
Bossiaea buxifolia, matted bossiaea, is a small Australian shrub that grows in eastern forests and woodlands.
Bossiaea scolopendria (Andrews) Sm.
Bossiaea scolopendria (Andrews) Sm.
Bossiaea scolopendria is an erect shrub with cladodes that grows in near-coastal New South Wales heath and forest.
Bossiaea ensata Sieber ex DC.
Bossiaea ensata Sieber ex DC.
Bossiaea ensata, or sword bossiaea, is a shrub that grows in sandy heath in eastern mainland Australia.
Bossiaea rhombifolia Sieber ex DC.
Bossiaea rhombifolia Sieber ex DC.
Bossiaea rhombifolia is an erect Australian shrub with variable leaf shapes and yellow-and-red pea flowers, growing in woodland and forest in eastern Australia.
Bossiaea stephensonii F.Muell.
Bossiaea stephensonii F.Muell.
Bossiaea stephensonii is a small glabrous shrub native to near-coastal eastern New South Wales, growing in forest, woodland and heath.
Bossiaea foliosa A.Cunn.
Bossiaea foliosa A.Cunn.
Bossiaea foliosa A.Cunn. is an erect yellow-flowered Australian shrub growing in high-altitude open forest, woodland, and sometimes Sphagnum bogs.
Bossiaea eriocarpa Benth.
Bossiaea eriocarpa Benth.
Bossiaea eriocarpa is a flowering shrub native to near-coastal regions of south-western Western Australia.
Bossiaea aquifolium Benth.
Bossiaea aquifolium Benth.
Bossiaea aquifolium, commonly water bush, is a Western Australian shrub or tree grown in horticulture from treated seed.
Bossiaea sericea I.Thomps.
Bossiaea sericea I.Thomps.
Bossiaea sericea is an erect flowering shrub native to southeastern Australia’s alpine and subalpine areas.
Bossiaea rosmarinifolia Lindl.
Bossiaea rosmarinifolia Lindl.
Bossiaea rosmarinifolia is a shrub that grows in open forest in Victoria, Australia’s Grampians National Park.
Bossiaea rupicola A.Cunn. ex Benth.
Bossiaea rupicola A.Cunn. ex Benth.
Bossiaea rupicola is an erect flowering shrub found in eastern Australian open forest, woodland and heathland.
Platylobium triangulare R.Br.
Platylobium triangulare R.Br.
Ivy flat-pea (Platylobium triangulare) is an endemic Australian Fabaceae shrub found commonly in Tasmanian sandy heaths.
Platylobium parviflorum Sm.
Platylobium parviflorum Sm.
Platylobium parviflorum Sm. is an Australian endemic Fabaceae shrub, reinstated as a separate species in 2011.
Platylobium montanum I.Thomps.
Platylobium montanum I.Thomps.
Platylobium montanum I.Thomps. is an endemic Australian shrub in Fabaceae, first described 2011 with two recognised subspecies.
Platylobium reflexum I.Thomps.
Platylobium reflexum I.Thomps.
Platylobium reflexum is a 2011-described Fabaceae shrub endemic to Victoria, Australia.
Goodia medicaginea F.Muell.
Goodia medicaginea F.Muell.
Goodia medicaginea F.Muell. is a small flowering shrub that grows in several southern Australian states.
Cyclopia intermedia E.Mey.
Cyclopia intermedia E.Mey.
Cyclopia intermedia E.Mey. is a legume species whose fermented leaves and stems are used to make honeybush tea.
Calpurnia aurea (Aiton) Benth.
Calpurnia aurea (Aiton) Benth.
Calpurnia aurea is a Southern African Fabaceae tree with bright yellow flowers that grows in southeastern to central Southern Africa.
Baptisia perfoliata (L.) R.Br.
Baptisia perfoliata (L.) R.Br.
Baptisia perfoliata (catbells) is a perennial yellow-flowering Fabaceae plant native to four southeastern U.S. states.
Baptisia bracteata var. leucophaea (Nutt.) Kartesz & Gandhi
Baptisia bracteata var. leucophaea (Nutt.) Kartesz & Gandhi
Baptisia bracteata var. leucophaea is a bushy herb native to central and eastern US that is toxic to mammalian herbivores.
Styphnolobium japonicum (L.) Schott
Styphnolobium japonicum (L.) Schott
Styphnolobium japonicum is a deciduous ornamental tree native to China, used in traditional Chinese medicine and woodworking.
Thermopsis gracilis Howell
Thermopsis gracilis Howell
Thermopsis gracilis Howell is a rhizomatous perennial herb with yellow pealike flowers that produces leathery legume seed pods.
Thermopsis rhombifolia var. divaricarpa (A.Nelson) Isely
Thermopsis rhombifolia var. divaricarpa (A.Nelson) Isely
Thermopsis rhombifolia is a North American perennial legume that contains toxic alkaloids, with recorded child poisoning cases from ingestion.
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