Fabaceae — Legume Family
Astragalus palmeri A.Gray
Astragalus palmeri A.Gray
Palmer's milkvetch (Astragalus palmeri) is a Fabaceae flowering plant native to western North America's dry, desert regions.
Astragalus pomonensis M.E.Jones
Astragalus pomonensis M.E.Jones
Astragalus pomonensis (Pomona milkvetch) is a bushy perennial milkvetch native to Baja and southern California.
Astragalus preussii A.Gray
Astragalus preussii A.Gray
Preuss’ milkvetch (Astragalus preussii A.Gray) is a selenium-dependent annual/perennial legume from the southwestern US Colorado Plateau and Canyonlands.
Astragalus purshii Douglas ex G.Don
Astragalus purshii Douglas ex G.Don
Astragalus purshii is a small mat-forming perennial herb from western North America cultivated as a drought-tolerant ornamental for rock gardens.
Astragalus racemosus Pursh
Astragalus racemosus Pursh
Cream milkvetch (Astragalus racemosus) is a selenium hyperaccumulating flowering locoweed native to central North America that can poison livestock.
Astragalus robbinsii (Oakes) A.Gray
Astragalus robbinsii (Oakes) A.Gray
Robbins's milkvetch (Astragalus robbinsii) is a North American milkvetch species with multiple region-specific varieties, some rare or endangered.
Astragalus shortianus Nutt.
Astragalus shortianus Nutt.
Early purple milkvetch (Astragalus shortianus) is a perennial flowering fabaceous plant native to west-central United States.
Astragalus spatulatus E.Sheld.
Astragalus spatulatus E.Sheld.
Astragalus spatulatus E.Sheld. is a small tufted perennial legume native to western North America, pollinated by bumble bees, with no known herbal uses.
Astragalus trichopodus (Nutt.) A.Gray
Astragalus trichopodus (Nutt.) A.Gray
Astragalus trichopodus is a vulnerable perennial herb native to southern California and Baja California that hosts multiple butterfly species, including the Palos Verdes blue.
Astragalus utahensis (Torr.) Torr. & A.Gray
Astragalus utahensis (Torr.) Torr. & A.Gray
Astragalus utahensis (Utah milkvetch) is a legume native to western North America that produces pink-purple spring flowers.
Astragalus varius S.G.Gmel.
Astragalus varius S.G.Gmel.
Astragalus varius S.G.Gmel. is a perennial subshrub flowering plant in the Fabaceae family native to parts of Eurasia.
Astragalus whitneyi A.Gray
Astragalus whitneyi A.Gray
Astragalus whitneyi is a US-native legume known for its distinctive bright red balloon-like seedpods.
Austrosteenisia blackii (F.Muell.) R.Geesink
Austrosteenisia blackii (F.Muell.) R.Geesink
Austrosteenisia blackii, commonly called blood vine, is a leguminous liana native to eastern Australia that is often used as garden ground cover.
Baptisia alba (L.) R.Br.
Baptisia alba (L.) R.Br.
Baptisia alba, commonly white wild indigo, is a North American native legume that hosts specific insect larvae and is toxic to livestock and humans.
Baptisia australis (L.) R.Br.
Baptisia australis (L.) R.Br.
Baptisia australis is an herbaceous perennial wildflower grown as a popular ornamental garden plant with documented traditional uses and potential toxicity.
Baptisia bracteata Muhl. ex Elliott
Baptisia bracteata Muhl. ex Elliott
Baptisia bracteata is a bushy herbaceous plant native to central and eastern US, poisonous to mammalian herbivores.
Baptisia lanceolata (Walter) Elliott
Baptisia lanceolata (Walter) Elliott
Baptisia lanceolata, or gopherweed, is a perennial yellow-flowering Fabaceae plant native to the southeastern United States.
Baptisia lecontei Torr. & A.Gray
Baptisia lecontei Torr. & A.Gray
Baptisia lecontei is a perennial flowering plant native to the U.S. southeast coastal plain, found in sandy fire-dependent pine habitats.
Baptisia nuttalliana Small
Baptisia nuttalliana Small
Baptisia nuttalliana, or Nuttall's wild indigo, is a legume family flowering plant found in the south-central United States.
Baptisia sphaerocarpa Nutt.
Baptisia sphaerocarpa Nutt.
Baptisia sphaerocarpa, or yellow wild indigo, is a herbaceous perennial Fabaceae plant native to southern North America.
Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R.Br.
Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R.Br.
Baptisia tinctoria is a yellow-flowered bushy plant native to eastern US, eaten by some caterpillars and protected in some states.
Bauhinia divaricata L.
Bauhinia divaricata L.
Bauhinia divaricata is a flowering Fabaceae plant native to Mexico, most of Central America, and the Caribbean.
Bauhinia forficata Link
Bauhinia forficata Link
Bauhinia forficata Link is a South American native medium evergreen tree suited to USDA hardiness zones 10A to 11.
Bauhinia monandra Kurz
Bauhinia monandra Kurz
Bauhinia monandra Kurz is a leguminous Fabaceae tree, native to Madagascar, naturalized elsewhere, and invasive in New Caledonia.
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