Contains 45 genera and 172 accepted taxa overall.
Characteristics
Fabaceae
Dicot
Pea/Bean
Classification
Magnoliophyta - Flowering Plants
Magnoliopsida
Rosidae
Fabales
Fabaceae
Genera
| Genus | Common Name | Taxa Count | Herbarium Specimens | Photos |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acmispon | 1 | |||
| Albizia | ALBIZIA | 1 | ||
| Amorpha | FALSE INDIGO | 2 | ||
| Amphicarpaea | HOGPEANUT | 1 | ||
| Apios | GROUNDNUT | 1 | ||
| Astragalus | MILKVETCH | 5 | ||
| Baptisia | WILD INDIGO | 7 | ||
| Caragana | 1 | |||
| Centrosema | BUTTERFLY PEA | 1 | ||
| Cercis | REDBUD | 2 | ||
| Chamaecrista | SENSITIVE PEA | 4 | ||
| Cladrastis | 1 | |||
| Clitoria | PIGEONWINGS | 2 | ||
| Crotalaria | RATTLEBOX | 1 | ||
| Dalea | PRAIRIE CLOVER | 5 | ||
| Desmanthus | BUNDLEFLOWER | 1 | ||
| Desmodium | TICKTREFOIL | 23 | ||
| Galactia | MILKPEA | 2 | ||
| Gleditsia | LOCUST | 3 | ||
| Glycine | 1 | |||
| Glycyrrhiza | 1 | |||
| Gymnocladus | 1 | |||
| Kummerowia | KUMMEROWIA | 2 | ||
| Lathyrus | PEAVINE | 12 | ||
| Lens | 1 | |||
| Lespedeza | LESPEDEZA | 22 | ||
| Lotus | TREFOIL | 2 | ||
| Lupinus | LUPINE | 2 | ||
| Medicago | MEDICK | 5 | ||
| Melilotus | SWEETCLOVER | 3 | ||
| Orbexilum | LEATHERROOT | 3 | ||
| Pediomelum | 1 | |||
| Phaseolus | BEAN | 2 | ||
| Pueraria | KUDZU | 1 | ||
| Robinia | LOCUST | 8 | ||
| Securigera | 1 | |||
| Senna | SENNA | 4 | ||
| Sesbania | 1 | |||
| Strophostyles | FUZZYBEAN | 3 | ||
| Stylosanthes | PENCILFLOWER | 1 | ||
| Tephrosia | HOARYPEA | 1 | ||
| Trifolium | CLOVER | 12 | ||
| Vicia | VETCH | 13 | ||
| Vigna | COWPEA | 2 | ||
| Wisteria | WISTERIA | 3 |
Identification Key
No identification key is available for this family.