The Fabaceae /fəˈbeɪʃiː/ or Leguminosae, commonly known as the legume, pea, or bean family, are a large and economically important family of flowering plants. It includes trees, shrubs, and perennial or annual herbaceous plants, which are easily recognized by their fruit (legume) and their compound, stipulate leaves. Many legumes have characteristic flowers and fruits. The family is widely distributed, and is the third-largest land plant family in number of species, behind only the Orchidaceae and Asteraceae, with about 765 genera and nearly 20,000 known species. Fabaceae range in habit from giant trees (like Koompassia excelsa) to small annual herbs, with the majority being herbaceous perennials. Plants have indeterminate inflorescences, which are sometimes reduced to a single flower. The flowers have a short hypanthium and a single carpel with a short gynophore, and after fertilization produce fruits that are legumes. Learn more about Pea
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Common Name | Scientific Name | Conservation Status |
Alfalfa (58 videos) | Medicago ruthenica | Not Available |
Arctic Lupine (8 videos) | Lupinus arcticus | Not Available |
Beach Pea (2 videos) | Lathyrus japonicus | Not Available |
Birdfoot Deervetch (0 videos) | Lotus corniculatus | Not Available |
Black Medic (1 videos) | Medicago lupulina | Not Available |
Catclaw Mimosa (1 videos) | Mimosa aculeaticarpa | Not Available |
Common Gorse (7 videos) | Ulex europaeus | Not Available |
Coral-pea ( videos) | Hardenbergia violacea | Not Available |
Desert Ironwood (1 videos) | Olneya tesota | Not Available |
Fireman ( videos) | Tragia volubilis | Not Available |
Garden Pea (5 videos) | Pisum sativum | Not Available |
Grape Soda Lupine (1 videos) | Lupinus excubitus | Not Available |
Guajillo (2 videos) | Senegalia berlandieri | Not Available |
Kowhai (38 videos) | Sophora microphylla | Not Available |
Lentil (19 videos) | Lens culinaris | Not Available |
Licorice ( videos) | Glycyrrhiza lepidota | Not Available |
Machete (0 videos) | Erythrina berteroana | Not Available |
Medick (1 videos) | Medicago monantha | Not Available |
Mesquite (0 videos) | Prosopis juliflora | Not Available |
Mimosa (9 videos) | Acacia dealbata | Not Available |
Mountain Ebony (1 videos) | Bauhinia variegata | Not Available |
Pacific Lupine (1 videos) | Lupinus lepidus | Not Available |
Papagayo (0 videos) | Sesbania sericea | Not Available |
Peanut (16 videos) | Arachis monticola | Not Available |
Purple Clover (2 videos) | Trifolium purpureum | Not Available |
Red Clover (4 videos) | Trifolium pratense | Not Available |
Rosewood (1 videos) | Drypetes ilicifolia | Not Available |
Royal Poinciana (24 videos) | Delonix regia | Not Available |
Scarlet Runner (5 videos) | Phaseolus coccineus | Not Available |
Shameplant (2 videos) | Mimosa pudica | Not Available |
Soybean (40 videos) | Glycine max | Not Available |
Sundial Lupine (7 videos) | Lupinus perennis | Not Available |
Tabardillo ( videos) | Calliandra californica | Not Available |
Texas Lupine (10 videos) | Lupinus texensis | Not Available |
Vetch (9 videos) | Vicia montbretii | Not Available |
White Clover (9 videos) | Trifolium repens | Not Available |
Yellow Puff (0 videos) | Neptunia lutea | Not Available |
Yelloweye (0 videos) | Lupinus flavoculatus | Not Available |