Fabaceae — Legume Family
Thermopsis villosa (Walter) Fernald & B.G.Schub.
Thermopsis villosa (Walter) Fernald & B.G.Schub.
Thermopsis villosa is an herbaceous legume native to the southern Appalachians, found elsewhere as a cultivated escape with multiple common names.
Sophora flavescens Aiton
Sophora flavescens Aiton
Sophora flavescens Aiton is an evergreen nitrogen-fixing shrub native to East Asia, whose root can cause severe toxic effects if used.
Sophora stenophylla A.Gray
Sophora stenophylla A.Gray
Sophora stenophylla is a perennial legume native to specific areas of the southwestern United States.
Sophora tetraptera J.S.Muell.
Sophora tetraptera J.S.Muell.
Sophora tetraptera J.S.Muell. is a tree-sized kōwhai species native to New Zealand's North Island that hosts a native longhorn beetle.
Sophora fulvida (Allan) Heenan & de Lange
Sophora fulvida (Allan) Heenan & de Lange
Sophora fulvida (west coast kōwhai) is a naturally uncommon New Zealand native Sophora restricted to Northland, Auckland, and Waikato.
Sophora chathamica Cockayne
Sophora chathamica Cockayne
Sophora chathamica Cockayne, or coastal kōwhai, is a small New Zealand tree with yellow flowers available in nurseries in multiple cultivars.
Sophora molloyi Heenan & de Lange
Sophora molloyi Heenan & de Lange
Sophora molloyi, or Cook Strait kōwhai, is a small evergreen early-flowering New Zealand shrub popular in horticulture.
Sophora fraseri Benth.
Sophora fraseri Benth.
Sophora fraseri is a rare 2-metre tall Fabaceae shrub found in eastern Australia, in rainforest edges and moist eucalyptus forest.
Maackia amurensis Rupr.
Maackia amurensis Rupr.
Maackia amurensis (Amur maackia) is a cold and drought tolerant Fabaceae tree native to northeast Asia.
Maackia taiwanensis Hoshi & H.Ohashi
Maackia taiwanensis Hoshi & H.Ohashi
Maackia taiwanensis is a small Fabaceae legume tree endemic to the Yangmingshan area in northern Taiwan.
Anagyris foetida L.
Anagyris foetida L.
Anagyris foetida (stinking bean trefoil) is a toxic European Mediterranean relict flowering shrub, unique in Europe for being primarily bird-pollinated, with historic medicinal uses.
Bolusanthus speciosus (Bolus) Harms
Bolusanthus speciosus (Bolus) Harms
Bolusanthus speciosus is a small deciduous tree native to southern Africa, grown for its attractive flowers and used for its hard wood.
Onobrychis venosa (Desf.) Desv.
Onobrychis venosa (Desf.) Desv.
Onobrychis venosa (veined sainfoin) is a perennial herb endemic to Cyprus, growing at elevations from sea level to 950 m.
Alhagi maurorum Medik.
Alhagi maurorum Medik.
Alhagi maurorum Medik. is a weedy perennial shrub native to Eurasia and the Middle East with a history of local folk medicinal uses.
Alhagi pseudalhagi (M.Bieb.) Desv. ex Wangerin
Alhagi pseudalhagi (M.Bieb.) Desv. ex Wangerin
Alhagi is a Fabaceae genus of deep-rooted camelthorns/manna trees adapted to arid environments, with traditional medicinal uses.
Caragana jubata (Pall.) Poir.
Caragana jubata (Pall.) Poir.
Caragana jubata is an extremely spiny, extremely hairy flowering legume native to Mongolia’s Gobi Desert with a wide Asian distribution.
Gueldenstaedtia verna (Georgi) Boriss.
Gueldenstaedtia verna (Georgi) Boriss.
Gueldenstaedtia verna is a rare sprawling perennial flowering herb in Fabaceae, native to East Asia from Siberia to northern Indo-China.
Ebenus cretica L.
Ebenus cretica L.
Ebenus cretica L. is a perennial flowering plant native to the Mediterranean island of Crete.
Inocarpus fagifer (Parkinson ex F.A.Zorn) Fosberg
Inocarpus fagifer (Parkinson ex F.A.Zorn) Fosberg
Inocarpus fagifer, or Tahitian chestnut, is a Pacific tropical tree with toxic raw edible cooked seeds and many traditional uses.
Arachis hypogaea L.
Arachis hypogaea L.
Arachis hypogaea L., the peanut, is an annual Fabaceae legume with the unusual trait of developing fruits underground.
Arachis glabrata Benth.
Arachis glabrata Benth.
Arachis glabrata Benth. is a warm-season perennial legume used for forage, soil conservation, and ornamentation.
Arachis duranensis Krapov. & W.C.Greg.
Arachis duranensis Krapov. & W.C.Greg.
Arachis duranensis is a South American herb used as a genetic source for research on cultivated peanuts.
Arachis repens Handro
Arachis repens Handro
Arachis repens Handro is a Brazilian Fabaceae species used as forage and ornamental plant, commonly called peanut grass.
Dalbergia latifolia Roxb.
Dalbergia latifolia Roxb.
Dalbergia latifolia is a slow-growing Indian tree valued for its high-quality dense timber, with established plantations only in India and Java.
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