#family_Leguminosae__Leguminosae__Fabaceae__family_Fabaceae__legume_family__pea_family__peafamily a large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae
supertype: #rosid_dicot_family__rosiddicotfamily a family of dicotyledonous plants
member of: #order_Rosales
member: #leguminous_plant__legume an erect or climbing bean or pea plant of the family Leguminosae
member: #genus_Arachis__Arachis a genus of plants with pods that ripen underground (see peanut)
member: #peanut_vine__peanut__Arachis_hypogaea widely cultivated American plant cultivated in tropical and warm regions; showy yellow flowers on stalks that bend over to the soil so that seed pods ripen underground
member: #genus_Brya__Brya genus of prickly shrubs and small trees of the Caribbean region; source of a durable hardwood
member: #genus_Centrolobium__Centrolobium a genus of Centrolobium
member: #arariba__Centrolobium_robustum Brazilian tree with handsomely marked wood
member: #genus_Coumarouna__Coumarouna__Dipteryx__genus_Dipteryx tropical American trees: tonka beans
member: #tonka_bean_tree__tonka_bean__tonkabean__Coumarouna_odorata__Dipteryx_odorata tall tropical South American tree having pulpy egg-shaped pods of fragrant black almond-shaped seeds used for flavoring
member: #genus_Hymenaea__Hymenaea genus of tropical American timber trees
member: #Hymenaea_courbaril__courbaril West Indian locust tree having pinnate leaves and panicles of large white or purplish flowers; yields very hard tough wood
member: #genus_Melilotus Old World herbs: the sweet clovers
member: #melilotus__melilotu__melilot__sweet_clover__sweetclover erect annual or biennial plant grown extensively especially for hay and soil improvement
member: #genus_Swainsona__Swainsona genus of Australian herbs and subshrubs: darling peas
member: #darling_pea__poison_bush either of two Australian plants of the genus Swainsona that are poisonous to sheep
member: #genus_Trifolium__Trifolium any leguminous plant having leaves divided into three leaflets
member: #clover__trefoil a plant of the genus Trifolium
member: #family_Mimosaceae__Mimosaceae family of spiny woody plants (usually shrubs or small trees) whose leaves mimic animals in sensitivity to touch; commonly included in the family Leguminosae
member: #subfamily_Mimosoideae__Mimosoideae alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Mimosaceae
member: #genus_Mimosa genus of spiny woody shrubs or trees; named for their apparent imitation of animal sensitivity to light and heat and movement
member: #mimosa.shrub any of various tropical shrubs or trees of the genus Mimosa having usually yellow flowers and compound leaves
member: #Mimosa_sensitiva__sensitive_plant__sensitiveplant semi-climbing prickly evergreen shrub of tropical America having compound leaves sensitive to light and touch
member: #sensitive_plant__sensitiveplant__touch-me-not__shame_plant__shameplant__live-and-die__humble_plant__action_plant__Mimosa_pudica prostrate or semi-erect subshrub of tropical America, and Australia; heavily armed with recurved thorns and having sensitive soft gray-green leaflets that fold and droop at night or when touched or cooled
member: #genus_Acacia large genus of shrubs and trees and some woody vines of Central and South America, Africa, Australia and Polynesia: wattle; mimosa
member: #acacia any of various spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Acacia
member: #shittah_tree__shittahtree__shittah source of a wood mentioned frequently in the Bible; probably a species of Acacia
member: #black_wattle__blackwattle__Acacia_auriculiformis Australian tree that yields tanning materials
member: #gidgee__stinking_wattle__Acacia_cambegei scrubby Australian acacia having extremely foul-smelling blossoms
member: #Acacia_catechu__catechu__Jerusalem_thorn East Indian spiny tree having twice-pinnate leaves and yellow flowers followed by flat pods; source of black catechu
member: #silver_wattle__mimosa__Acacia_dealbata evergreen Australasian tree having white or silvery bark and young leaves and yellow flowers
member: #huisache__cassie__mimosa_bush__sweet_wattle__sweetwattle__sweet_acacia__sweetacacia__scented_wattle__scentedwattle__flame_tree__flametree__Acacia_farnesiana tropical American thorny shrub or small tree; fragrant yellow flowers used in making perfumery
member: #lightwood__Acacia_melanoxylon tall Australian acacia yielding highly valued black timber
member: #golden_wattle__Acacia_pycnantha shrubby Australian tree having clusters of fragrant golden yellow flowers; widely cultivated as an ornamental
member: #Acacia_xanthophloea__fever_tree__fevertree African tree supposed to mark healthful regions
member: #genus_Adenanthera__Adenanthera small genus of trees of Tropical Asia and Pacific areas
member: #coralwood__red_sandalwood__redsandalwood__Barbados_pride__peacock_flower_fence__Adenanthera_pavonina East Indian tree with racemes of yellow-white flowers; cultivated as an ornamental
member: #genus_Albizia__genus_Albizzia large genus of unarmed trees and shrubs of Old World tropics
member: #albizzia__albizia any of numerous trees of the genus Albizia
member: #genus_Anadenanthera__Anadenanthera 2 species of tropical American shrubs or trees
member: #Anadenanthera_colubrina__Piptadenia_macrocarpa Brazilian shrub having twice-pinnate leaves and small spicate flowers followed by flat or irregularly torulose pods; sometimes placed in genus Piptadenia
member: #genus_Calliandra genus of pinnate-leaved shrubs and small trees of tropical and subtropical North and South America and India and West Africa
member: #calliandra any of various shrubs and small trees valued for their fine foliage and attractive spreading habit and clustered white to deep pink or red flowers
member: #genus_Enterolobium__Enterolobium small genus of tropical American timber trees closely allied to genus Albizia
member: #conacaste__elephant's_ear__Enterolobium_cyclocarpa tropical South American tree having a wide-spreading crown of bipinnate leaves and coiled ear-shaped fruits; grown for shade and ornament as well as valuable timber
member: #genus_Inga genus of tropical trees or shrubs
member: #inga any tree or shrub of the genus Inga having pinnate leaves and showy usually white flowers; cultivated as ornamentals
member: #ice-cream_bean__icecreambean__Inga_edulis ornamental evergreen tree with masses of white flowers; tropical and subtropical America
member: #guama__Inga_laurina tropical tree of Central America and West Indies and Puerto Rico having spikes of white flowers; used as shade for coffee plantations
member: #genus_Leucaena__Leucaena small genus of tropical evergreen trees or shrubs having pods like those of the acacia
member: #lead_tree__white_popinac__whitepopinac__Leucaena_glauca__Leucaena_leucocephala low scrubby tree of tropical and subtropical North America having white flowers tinged with yellow resembling mimosa and long flattened pods
member: #genus_Lysiloma__Lysiloma small genus of tropical American trees and shrubs with pinnate leaves and flat straight pods
member: #wild_tamarind__Lysiloma_latisiliqua__Lysiloma_bahamensis a tree of the West Indies and Florida and Mexico; resembles tamarind and has long flat pods
member: #Lysiloma_sabicu__sabicu West Indian tree yielding la hard dark born wood resembling mahogany in texture and value
member: #genus_Parkia__Parkia genus of tropical Old World trees: nitta trees
member: #nitta_tree__nittatree any of several Old World tropical trees of the genus Parkia having heads of red or yellow flowers followed by pods usually containing edible seeds and pulp
member: #genus_Piptadenia__Piptadenia tropical American trees and shrubs; often placed in other genera
member: #genus_Pithecellobium__Pithecellobium__Pithecolobium__genus_Pithecolobium thorny shrubs and trees of tropical and subtropical America and Asia
member: #manila_tamarind__camachile__huamachil__wild_tamarind__Pithecellobium_dulce common thorny tropical American tree having terminal racemes of yellow flowers followed by sickle-shaped or circinate edible pods and yielding good timber and a yellow dye and mucilaginous gum
member: #cat's-claw__cat'sclaw__catclaw__black_bead__blackbead__Pithecellodium_unguis-cati erect shrub with small if any spines having racemes of white to yellow flowers followed by curved pointed pods and black shiny seeds; West Indies and Florida
member: #genus_Prosopis__Prosopis genus of tropical or subtropical branching shrubs or trees: mesquite
member: #mesquite__mesquit any of several small spiny trees or shrubs of the genus Prosopis having small flowers in axillary cylindrical spikes followed by large sugar-rich pods
member: #genus_Physostigma__Physostigma African woody vines: calabar beans
member: #calabar-bean_vine__Physostigma_venenosum tropical African woody vine yielding calabar beans
member: #family_Caesalpiniaceae__Caesalpiniaceae spiny trees, shrubs, or perennial herbs, including the genera Caesalpinia, Cassia, Ceratonia, Bauhinia; commonly included in the family Leguminosae
member: #subfamily_Caesalpinioideae__Caesalpinioideae alternative name in some classification systems for the family Caesalpiniaceae
member: #genus_Caesalpinia__Caesalpinia small spiny tropical trees or shrubs; includes the small genus or subgenus Poinciana
member: #Caesalpinia_bonduc__bonduc__bonduc_tree__Caesalpinia_bonducella tropical tree with large prickly pods of seeds that resemble beans and are used for jewelry and rosaries
member: #Caesalpinia_coriaria__divi-divi small thornless tree or shrub of tropical America whose seed pods are a source of tannin
member: #Mysore_thorn__Caesalpinia_decapetala__Caesalpinia_sepiaria spreading thorny shrub of tropical Asia bearing large erect racemes of red-marked yellow flowers
member: #peachwood__brazilwood__pernambuco_wood__Caesalpinia_echinata tropical tree with prickly trunk; its heavy red wood yields a red dye and is used for cabinetry
member: #brazilian_ironwood__brazilianironwood__Caesalpinia_ferrea thornless tree yielding heavy wood
member: #poinciana__bird_of_paradise__Caesalpinia_gilliesii__Poinciana_gilliesii a tropical flowering shrub having bright orange or red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana
member: #pride_of_barbados__paradise_flower__flamboyant_tree__Caesalpinia_pulcherrima__Poinciana_pulcherrima tropical shrub or small tree having showy yellow to orange-red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana
member: #subgenus_Poinciana__Poinciana small subgenus of ornamental tropical shrubs or trees; not recognized in some classifications
member: #genus_Acrocarpus__Acrocarpus small genus of trees of Indonesia and Malaysia
member: #shingle_tree__shingletree__Acrocarpus_fraxinifolius East Indian timber tree with hard durable wood used especially for tea boxes
member: #genus_Bauhinia__Bauhinia mountain ebony, orchid tree
member: #Bauhinia_monandra__butterfly_flower__butterflyflower shrub or small tree of Dutch Guiana having clusters of pink purple-streaked flowers
member: #mountain_ebony__orchid_tree__Bauhinia_variegata small East Indian tree having orchidlike flowers and hard dark wood
member: #genus_Brachystegia__Brachystegia small genus of tropical African timber trees having pale golden heartwood uniformly striped with dark brown or black:
member: #msasa__Brachystegia_speciformis small shrubby African tree having compound leaves and racemes of small fragrant green flowers
member: #genus_Cassia some Cassia species often classified as members of the genus Senna or genus Chamaecrista
member: #cassia any of various trees or shrubs of the genus Cassia having pinnately compound leaves and usually yellow flowers followed by long seedpods
member: #genus_Ceratonia__Ceratonia carobs
member: #carob_bean_tree__carob__carob_tree__carobtree__algarroba__Ceratonia_siliqua evergreen Mediterranean tree with edible pods; the biblical carob
member: #genus_Cercidium__Cercidium spiny shrubs or small trees sometimes placed in genus Parkinsonia: paloverde
member: #genus_Chamaecrista__Chamaecrista genus of tropical herbs or subshrubs having sensitive leaves and suddenly dehiscing pods; some species placed in genus Cassia
member: #partridge_pea__partridgepea__sensitive_pea__sensitivepea__wild_sensitive_plant__Chamaecrista_fasciculata__Cassia_fasciculata tropical American plant having leaflets somewhat sensitive to the touch; sometimes placed in genus Cassia
member: #genus_Delonix__Delonix evergreen or deciduous trees of tropical Africa and India
member: #royal_poinciana__royalpoinciana__flamboyant__flame_tree__flametree__peacock_flower__peacockflower__Delonix_regia__Poinciana_regia showy tropical tree or shrub native to Madagascar; widely planted in tropical regions for its immense racemes of scarlet and orange flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana
member: #genus_Gleditsia__Gleditsia deciduous trees: honey locusts
member: #water_locust__waterlocust__swamplocust__gleditsiaaquatica honey locust of swamps and bottomlands of southern United States having short oval pods; yields dark heavy wood
member: #honey_locust__honeylocust__gleditsiatriacantho tall usually spiny North American tree having small greenish-white flowers in drooping racemes followed by long twisting seed pods; yields very hard durable reddish-brown wood; introduced to temperate Old World
member: #genus_Gymnocladus__Gymnocladus small genus of deciduous trees of China and United States having paniculate flowers and thick pulpy pods
member: #Kentucky_coffee_tree__bonduc__chicot__Gymnocladus_dioica handsome tree of central and eastern North America having large bipinnate leaves and green-white flowers followed by large woody brown pods whose seeds are used as a coffee substitute
member: #genus_Haematoxylum__Haematoxylum__Haematoxylon__genus_Haematoxylon small genus of tropical American spiny bushy shrubs or trees
member: #logwood_tree__logwoodtree__logwood__campeachy__bloodwood_tree__bloodwoodtree__Haematoxylum_campechianum spiny shrub or small tree of Central America and West Indies having bipinnate leaves and racemes of small bright yellow flowers and yielding a hard brown or brownish-red heartwood used in preparing a black dye
member: #genus_Parkinsonia__Parkinsonia small genus of spiny shrubs or small trees
member: #Jerusalem_thorn__horsebean__Parkinsonia_aculeata large shrub or shrubby tree having sharp spines and pinnate leaves with small deciduous leaflets and sweet-scented racemose yellow-orange flowers; grown as ornamentals or hedging or emergency food for livestock; tropical America but naturalized in southern United States
member: #palo_verde__Parkinsonia_florida__Cercidium_floridum densely branched spiny tree of southwestern United States having showy yellow flowers and blue-green bark; sometimes placed in genus Cercidium
member: #genus_Petteria__Petteria 1 species: Dalmatian laburnum
member: #Dalmatian_laburnum__Petteria_ramentacea__Cytisus_ramentaceus erect shrub having large trifoliate leaves and dense clusters of yellow flowers followed by poisonous seeds; Yugoslavia; sometimes placed in genus Cytisus
member: #genus_Senna genus of shrubs and trees and herbs many of which are often classified as members of the genus Cassia
member: #senna any of various plants of the genus Senna having pinnately compound leaves and showy usually yellow flowers; many are used medicinally
member: #wild_senna__Senna_marilandica__Cassia_marilandica North American perennial herb; leaves are used medicinally; sometimes placed in genus Cassia
member: #sicklepod__Senna_obtusifolia__Cassia_tora cosmopolitan tropical herb or subshrub with yellow flowers and slender curved pods; a weed; sometimes placed in genus Cassia
member: #locust_tree__locust any of various hard-wooded trees of the family Leguminosae
member: #genus_Tamarindus__Tamarindus widely cultivated tropical trees originally of Africa
member: #tamarind_tree__tamarind__tamarindo__Tamarindus_indica long-lived tropical evergreen tree with a spreading crown and feathery evergreen foliage and fragrant flowers yielding hard yellowish wood and long pods with edible chocolate-colored acidic pulp
member: #Papilionaceae__family_Papilionacea leguminous plants whose flowers have butterfly-shaped corollas; commonly included in the family Leguminosae
member: #subfamily_Papilionoideae__Papilionoideae alternative name used in some classification systems for the family Papilionaceae
member: #genus_Amorpha American herbs or shrubs usually growing in dry sunny habitats on prairies and hillsides
member: #amorpha any plant of the genus Amorpha having odd-pinnate leaves and purplish spicate flowers
member: #genus_Amphicarpaea__Amphicarpaea__Amphicarpa__genus_Amphicarpa very small genus of twining vines of North America and Asia: hog peanut
member: #hog_peanut__hogpeanut__wild_peanut__Amphicarpaea_bracteata__Amphicarpa_bracteata vine widely distributed in eastern North America producing racemes of purple to maroon flowers and abundant (usually subterranean) edible one-seeded pods resembling peanuts
member: #genus_Anagyris__Anagyris very small genus of shrubs of southern Europe having backward curving seed pods
member: #stinking_bean_trefoil__bean_trefoil__Anagyris_foetida shrub with trifoliate leaves and yellow flowers followed by backward curving seed pods; leaves foetid when crushed
member: #genus_Andira__Andira small genus of evergreen trees of tropical America and western Africa
member: #angelim__andelmin any of several tropical American trees of the genus Andira
member: #cabbage_bark__cabbagebark__cabbage-bark_tree__cabbage_tree__cabbagetree__andirainermi tree with shaggy unpleasant-smelling toxic bark and yielding strong durable wood; bark and seeds used as a purgative and vermifuge and narcotic
member: #genus_Anthyllis__Anthyllis genus of Mediterranean herbs and shrubs
member: #Jupiter's_beard__silverbush__Anthyllis_barba-jovis silvery hairy European shrub with evergreen foliage and pale yellow flowers
member: #kidney_vetch__Anthyllis_vulneraria perennial Eurasian herb having heads of red or yellow flowers and common in meadows and pastures; formerly used medicinally for kidney disorders
member: #genus_Apios__Apios twining perennial North American plants
member: #groundnut_vine__groundnutvine__groundnut__Indian_potato__potato_bean__wild_bean__Apios_americana__Apios_tuberosa a North American vine with fragrant blossoms and edible tubers; important food crop of Native Americans
member: #genus_Aspalathus__Aspalathus genus of South African heathlike shrubs
member: #rooibos__Aspalathus_linearis__Aspalathus_cedcarbergensis South African shrub having flat acuminate leaves and yellow flowers; leaves are aromatic when dried and used to make an herbal tea
member: #genus_Astragalus__Astragalus large genus of annual or perennial herbs or shrubs of north temperate regions; largest genus in the family Leguminosae
member: #milk_vetch any of various plants of the genus Astragalus
member: #genus_Baphia__Baphia small genus of shrubs and lianas and trees of Africa and Madagascar
member: #camwood__African_sandalwood__Baphia_nitida small shrubby African tree with hard wood used as a dyewood yielding a red dye
member: #genus_Baptisia__Baptisia genus of North American plants with showy pealike flowers and an inflated pod
member: #wild_indigo__false_indigo__falseindigo any of several plants of the genus Baptisia
member: #genus_Butea__Butea genus of East Indian trees or shrubs: dhak
member: #dhak__dak__palas__pala__Butea_frondosa__Butea_monosperma East Indian tree bearing a profusion of intense vermilion velvet-textured blooms and yielding a yellow dye
member: #genus_Cajanus__Cajanus erect densely branched shrubby perennials of Old World tropics; naturalized in other warm regions
member: #pigeon-pea_plant__pigeon_pea__cajan_pea__cajanpea__catjang_pea__catjangpea__red_gram__redgram__dhal__dahl__Cajanus_cajan tropical woody herb with showy yellow flowers and flat pods; much cultivated in the tropics
member: #genus_Canavalia__Canavalia herbs or woody vines of mainly American tropics and subtropics
member: #jack_bean__wonder_bean__giant_stock_bean__giantstockbean__Canavalia_ensiformis annual semi-erect bushy plant of tropical South America bearing long pods with white seeds grown especially for forage
member: #sword_bean__swordbean__Canavalia_gladiata twining tropical Old World plant bearing long pods usually with red or brown beans; long cultivated in Orient for food
member: #genus_Caragana large genus of Asiatic deciduous shrubs or small trees
member: #pea_tree__peatree__caragana any plant of the genus Caragana having even-pinnate leaves and mostly yellow flowers followed by seeds in a linear pod
member: #genus_Castanospermum__Castanospermum a rosid dicot genus of the subfamily Papilionoideae having one species: Moreton Bay chestnut
member: #Moreton_Bay_chestnut__Australia_chestnut Australian tree having pinnate leaves and orange-yellow flowers followed by large woody pods containing 3 or 4 seeds that resemble chestnuts; yields dark strong wood
member: #genus_Centrosema__Centrosema a genus of chiefly tropical American vines of the family Leguminosae having trifoliate leaves and large flowers
member: #Centrosema_virginianum__butterfly_pea__butterflypea large-flowered weakly twining or prostrate vine of New Jersey to tropical eastern North America, sometimes cultivated for its purple and white flowers
member: #genus_Cercis__Cercis deciduous shrubs and trees of eastern Asia, southern Europe and the United States
member: #Judas_tree__love_tree__Circis_siliquastrum small tree of the eastern Mediterranean having abundant purplish-red flowers growing on old wood directly from stems and appearing before the leaves: widely cultivated in mild regions; wood valuable for veneers
member: #genus_Chamaecytisus__Chamaecytisus small late-flowering trees or subshrubs having yellow to red flowers and leathery or woody pods; often especially formerly included in genus Cytisus
member: #tagasaste__Chamaecytisus_palmensis__Cytesis_proliferus shrub of Canary Islands having bristle-tipped oblanceolate leaves; used as cattle fodder
member: #genus_Chordospartium__Chordospartium 2 species of small New Zealand trees: weeping tree broom; endangered
member: #weeping_tree_broom small shrubby tree of New Zealand having weeping branches and racemes of white to violet flowers followed by woolly indehiscent 2-seeded pods
member: #genus_Chorizema__Chorizema genus of Australian twining vines and small shrubs: flame peas
member: #flame_pea__flamepea any of several small shrubs or twining vines having entire or lobed leaves and racemes of yellow to orange-red flowers; Australia
member: #genus_Cicer__Cicer chick-pea plant; Asiatic herbs
member: #genus_Cladrastis__Cladrastis yellowwoods
member: #Kentucky_yellowwood__gopherwood__Cladrastis_lutea__Cladrastis_kentukea__yellowwood small handsome round-headed deciduous tree having showy white flowers in terminal clusters and heavy hardwood yielding yellow dye
member: #genus_Clianthus genus of semi-prostrate Australasian shrubs or vines
member: #glory_pea__glorypea__clianthus__clianthu any of various shrubs or vines of the genus Clianthus having compound leaves and pealike red flowers in drooping racemes
member: #genus_Clitoria__Clitoria genus of tropical shrubs or vines having pinnate leaves and large axillary flowers
member: #butterfly_pea__butterflypea__Clitoria_mariana large-flowered wild twining vine of southeastern and central United States having pale blue flowers
member: #genus_Codariocalyx__Codariocalyx used in some classifications for plants usually included in genus Desmodium
member: #telegraph_plant__semaphore_plant__semaphoreplant__Codariocalyx_motorius__Desmodium_motorium__Desmodium_gyrans erect tropical Asian shrub whose small lateral leaflets rotate on their axes and jerk up and down under the influence of sunshine
member: #genus_Colutea__Colutea small genus of Eurasian shrubs with yellow flowers and bladdery pods
member: #bladder_senna__bladdersenna__Colutea_arborescens yellow-flowered European shrub cultivated for its succession of yellow flowers and very inflated bladdery pods and as a source of wildlife food
member: #genus_Coronilla genus of Old World shrubs and herbs
member: #coronilla any of various plants of the genus Coronilla having purple or pink or yellow flowers in long-spiked axillary heads or umbels
member: #axseed__crown_vetch__crownvetch__Coronilla_varia European herb resembling vetch; naturalized in the eastern United States; having umbels of pink-and-white flowers and sharp-angled pods
member: #genus_Crotalaria large genus of herbs with simple leaves and racemes of yellow flowers; mainly of tropical Africa
member: #crotalaria__rattlebox any of various plants of the genus Crotalaria having inflated pods within which the seeds rattle; used for pasture and green-manure crops
member: #American_rattlebox__Crotalaria_sagitallis tropical American annual herb having an inflated pod in which the ripe seeds rattle
member: #Indian_rattlebox__Crotalaria_spectabilis erect subshrub having purple-tinted flowers and an inflated pod in which the ripe seeds rattle; India
member: #genus_Cyamopsis__Cyamopsis small genus of annual usually hairy herbs of tropical Africa and Arabia
member: #guar__cluster_bean__clusterbean__Cyamopsis_tetragonolobus__Cyamopsis_psoraloides drought-tolerant herb grown for forage and for its seed which yield a gum used as a thickening agent or sizing material
member: #genus_Cytisus__Cytisus large genus of stiff or spiny evergreen or deciduous Old World shrubs: broom
member: #white_broom__whitebroom__white_Spanish_broom__Cytisus_albus__Cytisus_multiflorus low European broom having trifoliate leaves and yellowish-white flowers
member: #common_broom__Scotch_broom__green_broom__greenbroom__Cytisus_scoparius deciduous erect spreading broom native to western Europe; widely cultivated for its rich yellow flowers
member: #broom.shrub any of various shrubs of the genera Cytisus or Genista or Spartium having long slender branches and racemes of yellow flowers
member: #genus_Dalbergia__Dalbergia large genus of tropical trees having pinnate leaves and paniculate flowers and cultivated commercially for their dramatically grained and colored timbers
member: #Indian_blackwood__East_Indian_rosewood__East_India_rosewood__Indian_rosewood__Dalbergia_latifolia East Indian tree having a useful dark purple wood
member: #Dalbergia_sissoo__sissoo__sissu__sisham East Indian tree whose leaves are used for fodder; yields a compact dark brown durable timber used in shipbuilding and making railroad ties
member: #kingwood_tree__kingwood__Dalbergia_cearensis Brazilian tree yielding a handsome cabinet wood
member: #Brazilian_rosewood__caviuna_wood__caviunawood__Dalbergia_nigra an important Brazilian timber tree yielding a heavy hard dark-colored wood streaked with black
member: #cocobolo__Dalbergia_retusa a valuable timber tree of tropical South America
member: #genus_Dalea__Dalea indigo bush
member: #Dalea_spinosa__smoke_tree__smoketree grayish-green shrub of desert regions of southwestern United States nd Mexico having sparse foliage and terminal spikes of bluish violet flowers; locally important as source of a light-colored honey of excellent flavor
member: #genus_Daviesia__Daviesia genus of Australasian shrubs and subshrubs having small yellow or purple flowers followed by short triangular pods
member: #shrub__bush a low woody perennial plant usually having several major branches
member: #genus_Derris genus of Old World tropical shrubs and woody vines
member: #derris any of various usually woody vines of the genus Derris of tropical Asia whose roots yield the insecticide rotenone; several are sources of native fish and arrow poisons
member: #derris_root__tuba_root__Derris_elliptica woody vine having bright green leaves and racemes of rose-tinted white flowers; the swollen roots contain rotenone
member: #genus_Desmanthus__Desmanthus genus of American herbs or shrubs with sensitive pinnate leaves and small whitish flowers
member: #prairie_mimosa__prairiemimosa__prickle-weed__prickleweed__Desmanthus_ilinoensis perennial herb of North American prairies having dense heads of small white flowers
member: #genus_Desmodium__Desmodium beggarweed; tick trefoil
member: #tick_trefoil__beggar_lice__beggar's_lice any of various tropical and subtropical plants having trifoliate leaves and rough sticky pod sections or loments
member: #genus_Dipogon__Dipogon 1 species: Australian pea
member: #Australian_pea__Dipogon_lignosus__Dolichos_lignosus South African evergreen partly woody vine grown for its clusters of rosy purple flowers followed by edible pods like snap beans; also grown as green manure; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos
member: #genus_Dolichos__Dolichos genus of chiefly tropical vines often placed in genera Dipogon or Lablab or Macrotyloma
member: #genus_Erythrina genus of attractive tropical shrubs or trees with usually red flowers
member: #coral_tree__coraltree__erythrina any of various shrubs or shrubby trees of the genus Erythrina having trifoliate leaves and racemes of scarlet to coral red flowers and black seeds; cultivated as an ornamental
member: #genus_Galega__Galega small genus of Eurasian herbs: goat's rue
member: #goat_rue__goat's_rue__Galega_officinalis tall bushy European perennial grown for its masses of light-textured pinnate foliage and slender spikes of blue flowers; sometimes used medicinally
member: #genus_Gastrolobium genus of Australian evergreen shrubs poisonous to livestock: poison bush
member: #poison_bush__poison_pea__gastrolobium any of various Australian evergreen shrubs of the genus Gastrolobium having whorled compound leaves poisonous to livestock and showy yellow to deep reddish-orange flowers followed by two-seeded pods
member: #genus_Genista__Genista chiefly deciduous shrubs or small trees of Mediterranean area and western Asia: broom
member: #broom_tree__broomtree__needle_furze__petty_whin__pettywhin__Genista_anglica prickly yellow-flowered shrub of the moors of New England and Europe
member: #Spanish_gorse__Spanish_broom__Genista_hispanica erect shrub of southwestern Europe having racemes of golden yellow flowers
member: #woodwaxen__dyer's_greenweed__dyer's-broom__dyeweed__greenweed__whin__woadwaxen__Genista_tinctoria small Eurasian shrub having clusters of yellow flowers that yield a dye; common as weed in England and United States; sometimes grown as an ornamental
member: #genus_Geoffroea__Geoffroea small genus of shrubs or small trees of tropical and subtropical America
member: #chanar__chanal__Geoffroea_decorticans thorny shrub or small tree common in central Argentina having small orange or yellow flowers followed by edible berries
member: #genus_Gliricidia small genus of low-branching profusely flowering trees of tropical America
member: #gliricidia any of several small deciduous trees valued for their dark wood and dense racemes of nectar-rich pink flowers grown in great profusion on arching branches; roots and bark and leaves and seeds are poisonous
member: #genus_Glycine__Glycine genus of Asiatic erect or sprawling herbs: soya bean
member: #soya__soy__soybean__soya_bean__soybean_plant__soybeanplant__soja__soja_bean__Glycine_max__glycinemax erect bushy hairy annual herb having trifoliate leaves and purple to pink flowers; extensively cultivated for food and forage and soil improvement but especially for its nutritious oil-rich seeds; native to Asia
member: #genus_Glycyrrhiza__Glycyrrhiza sticky perennial Eurasian herbs
member: #Glycyrrhiza_glabra__licorice__liquorice deep-rooted coarse-textured plant native to the Mediterranean region having blue flowers and pinnately compound leaves; widely cultivated in Europe for its long thick sweet roots
member: #wild_licorice__wild_liquorice__American_licorice__American_liquorice__Glycyrrhiza_lepidota North American plant similar to true licorice and having a root with similar properties
member: #genus_Halimodendron__Halimodendron 1 species: salt tree
member: #salt_tree__Halimodendron_halodendron__Halimodendron_argenteum spiny shrub of the Caspian salt plains and Siberia having elegant silvery-downy young foliage and mildly fragrant pink-purple blooms
member: #genus_Hardenbergia__Hardenbergia small genus of Australian woody vines with small violet flowers; closely related to genus Kennedia
member: #Western_Australia_coral_pea__Hardenbergia_comnptoniana vigorous climber of the forests of western Australia; grown for their dense racemes of attractive bright rose-purple flowers
member: #genus_Hedysarum__Hedysarum genus of herbs of north temperate regions
member: #sweet_vetch__sweetvetch__Hedysarum_boreale perennial of western United States having racemes of pink to purple flowers followed by flat pods that separate into nearly orbicular joints
member: #French_honeysuckle__sulla__Hedysarum_coronarium perennial of southern Europe cultivated for forage and for its nectar-rich pink flowers that make it an important honey crop
member: #genus_Hippocrepis__Hippocrepis species of Old World herbs or subshrubs: horseshoe vetch
member: #genus_Hovea genus of Australian evergreen shrubs
member: #hovea__purple_pea any of several attractive evergreen shrubs of Australia grown for their glossy deep green foliage and flowers in rich blues and intense violets
member: #genus_Indigofera__Indigofera genus of tropical herbs and shrubs having odd-pinnate leaves and spurred flowers in long racemes or spikes
member: #indigo_plant__indigo__Indigofera_tinctoria deciduous subshrub of southeastern Asia having pinnate leaves and clusters of red or purple flowers; a source of indigo dye
member: #genus_Jacksonia__Jacksonia genus of yellow-flowered Australian unarmed or spiny shrubs without true leaves but having leaflike stems or branches
member: #genus_Kennedia__Kennedia__Kennedya__genus_Kennedya genus of Australian woody vines having showy red or purplish flowers
member: #coral_pea__coralpea any of various Australian climbing plants of the genus Kennedia having scarlet flowers
member: #genus_Lablab__Lablab 1 species: hyacinth bean
member: #hyacinth_bean__bonavist__Indian_bean__Egyptian_bean__Lablab_purpureus__Dolichos_lablab perennial twining vine of Old World tropics having trifoliate leaves and racemes of fragrant purple pealike flowers followed by maroon pods of edible seeds; grown as an ornamental and as a vegetable on the Indian subcontinent; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos
member: #genus_Laburnum__Laburnum flowering shrubs or trees having bright yellow flowers; all parts of the plant are poisonous
member: #Scotch_laburnum__Alpine_golden_chain__Laburnum_alpinum an ornamental shrub or tree of the genus Laburnum
member: #common_laburnum__golden_chain__golden_rain__Laburnum_anagyroides an ornamental shrub or tree of the genus Laburnum; often cultivated for Easter decorations
member: #genus_Lathyrus__Lathyrus genus of climbing herbs of Old World and temperate North and South America: vetchling; wild pea
member: #vetchling any of various small plants of the genus Lathyrus; climb usually by means of tendrils
member: #everlasting_pea any of several perennial vines of the genus Lathyrus
member: #broad-leaved_everlasting_pea__perennial_pea__perennialpea__Lathyrus_latifolius perennial climber of central and southern Europe having purple or pink or white flowers; naturalized in North America
member: #beach_pea__beachpea__sea_pea__Lathyrus_maritimus__Lathyrus_japonicus wild pea of seashores of north temperate zone having tough roots and purple flowers and useful as a sand binder
member: #black_pea__blackpea__Lathyrus_niger perennial of Europe and North Africa; foliage turns black in drying
member: #grass_vetch__grass_vetchling__grassvetchling__Lathyrus_nissolia annual European vetch with red flowers
member: #sweet_pea__sweetpea__Lathyrus_odoratus climbing garden plant having fragrant pastel-colored flowers
member: #marsh_pea__marshpea__Lathyrus_palustris scrambling perennial of damp or marshy areas of Eurasia and North America with purplish flowers
member: #common_vetchling__meadow_pea__yellow_vetchling__Lathyrus_pratensis scrambling perennial Eurasian wild pea having yellowish flowers and compressed seed pods; cultivated for forage
member: #grass_pea__grasspea__Indian_pea__khesari__Lathyrus_sativus European annual grown for forage; seeds used for food in India and for stock elsewhere
member: #pride_of_California__Lathyrus_splendens shrubby California perennial having large pink or violet flowers; cultivated as an ornamental
member: #narrow-leaved_everlasting_pea__flat_pea__Lathyrus_sylvestris European perennial with mottled purple-pink flowers; sometimes cultivated for fodder or as green manure
member: #Tangier_pea__Tangier_peavine__Lalthyrus_tingitanus North African annual resembling the sweet pea having showy but odorless flowers
member: #heath_pea__heathpea__earth-nut_pea__earthnutpea__earthnut_pea__tuberous_vetch__Lathyrus_tuberosus European herb bearing small tubers used for food and in Scotland to flavor whiskey
member: #spring_vetchling__spring_vetch__Lathyrus_vernus bushy European perennial having nodding racemose violet-blue flowers
member: #genus_Lespedeza genus of shrubs or herbs of tropical Asia and Australia and the eastern United States
member: #bush_clover__lespedeza shrubby or herbaceous plants widely used for forage, soil improvement, and especially hay in southern United States
member: #bicolor_lespediza__bicolorlespediza__ezo-yama-hagi__Lespedeza_bicolor Asian shrub having conspicuous racemose rose-purple flowers widely used as an ornamental and in erosion control and as a source of wild-bird feed
member: #japanese_clover__japan_clover__japanclover__jap_clover__japclover__Lespedeza_striata an annual of tropical Asia naturalized in United States
member: #Korean_lespedeza__Lespedeza_stipulacea annual native to Korea but widely cultivated for forage and hay in hot dry regions
member: #sericea_lespedeza__sericealespedeza__Lespedeza_sericea__Lespedeza_cuneata perennial widely planted as for forage and as hay crop especially on poor land
member: #genus_Lens__Lens genus of small erect or climbing herbs with pinnate leaves and small inconspicuous white flowers and small flattened pods: lentils
member: #genus_Lonchocarpus__Lonchocarpus genus of chiefly tropical American shrubs and trees having pinnate leaves and red or white flowers
member: #cube.plant any of several tropical American woody plants of the genus Lonchocarpus whose roots are used locally as a fish poison and commercially as a source of rotenone
member: #genus_Lotus__Lotus annual or perennial herbs or subshrubs
member: #bird's_foot_clover__bird's_foot_trefoil__babies'_slippers__bacon_and_eggs__Lotus_corniculatus European forage plant having claw-shaped pods introduced in America
member: #genus_Lupinus__Lupinus herbs or shrubs: lupin
member: #lupine__lupin any plant of the genus Lupin; bearing erect spikes of usually purplish-blue flowers
member: #tree_lupine__Lupinus_arboreus evergreen shrub of United States Pacific coast having showy yellow or blue flowers; naturalized in Australia
member: #wild_lupine__sundial_lupine__sundiallupine__Indian_beet__old-maid's_bonnet__Lupinus_perennis stout perennial of eastern and central North America having palmate leaves and showy racemose blue flowers
member: #genus_Macrotyloma__Macrotyloma annual or perennial vines of Africa and India and Australia; plants often placed in genus Dolichos
member: #horse_gram__horsegram__horse_grain__horsegrain__poor_man's_pulse__Macrotyloma_uniflorum__Dolichos_biflorus twining herb of Old World tropics cultivated in India for food and fodder; sometimes placed in genus Dolichos
member: #genus_Millettia genus of trees and shrubs of the Old World tropics
member: #millettia any of several tropical trees or shrubs yielding showy streaked dark reddish or chocolate-colored wood
member: #genus_Mucuna__Stizolobium__genus_Stizolobium genus of tropical herbs and woody vines having trifoliate leaves and showy flowers in axillary clusters
member: #mucuna any of several erect or climbing woody plants of the genus Mucuna; widespread in tropics of both hemispheres
member: #genus_Myroxylon__Myroxylon a genus of tropical American trees having pinnate leaves and white flowers
member: #tolu_tree__tolu_balsam_tree__Myroxylon_balsamum__Myroxylon_toluiferum medium-sized tropical American tree yielding tolu balsam and a fragrant hard wood used for high-grade furniture and cabinetwork
member: #Peruvian_balsam__Myroxylon_pereirae__Myroxylon_balsamum_pereirae tree of South and Central America yielding an aromatic balsam
member: #genus_Onobrychis__Onobrychis genus of Old World herbs having pinnate leaves and pink or whites racemose flowers followed by flat unjointed pods
member: #sainfoin__sanfoin__holy_clover__esparcet__Onobrychis_viciifolia__Onobrychis_viciaefolia Eurasian perennial herb having pale pink flowers and curved pods; naturalized in Britain and North America grasslands on calcareous soils; important forage crop and source of honey in Britain
member: #genus_Ononis__Ononis genus of European subshrubs or herbs having pink or purple or yellow solitary or clustered flowers: restharrow
member: #Ononis_repens__restharrow European woody plant having pink flowers and unifoliate leaves and long tough roots; spreads by underground runners
member: #restharrow__Ononis_spinosa Eurasian plant having loose racemes of pink or purple flowers and spiny stems and tough roots
member: #genus_Ormosia__Ormosia genus of tropical shrubs and trees having usually odd-pinnate leaves with large leaflets and pink to reddish wood
member: #necklace_tree a tree of the genus Ormosia having seeds used as beads
member: #bead_tree__jumby_bean__jumbybean__jumby_tree__jumbytree__Ormosia_monosperma small tree of West Indies and northeastern Venezuela having large oblong slender-pointed leaflets and panicles of purple flowers; seeds are black or scarlet with black spots
member: #jumby_bead__jumbybead__jumbie_bead__Ormosia_coarctata West Indian tree similar to Ormosia monosperma but larger and having smaller leaflets and smaller seeds
member: #genus_Oxytropis__Oxytropis large widely-distributed genus of evergreen shrubs or subshrubs having odd-pinnate leaves and racemose or spicate flowers each having a pealike corolla with a clawed petal
member: #locoweed__crazyweed__crazy_weed__crazyweed any of several leguminous plants of western North America causing locoism in livestock
member: #genus_Pachyrhizus__Pachyrhizus small genus of tropical vines having tuberous roots
member: #Pachyrhizus_erosus__yam_bean__yambean Central American twining plant with edible roots and pods; large tubers are eaten raw or cooked especially when young and young pods must be thoroughly cooked; pods and seeds also yield rotenone and oils
member: #yam_bean__yambean__potato_bean__Pachyrhizus_tuberosus twining plant of Amazon basin having large edible roots
member: #genus_Parochetus__Parochetus 1 species: shamrock pea
member: #shamrock_pea__Parochetus_communis trailing trifoliate Asiatic and African herb having cobalt blue flowers
member: #genus_Phaseolus__Phaseolus herbs of warm regions including most American beans
member: #common_bean_plant__common_bean__Phaseolus_vulgaris the common annual twining or bushy bean plant grown for its edible seeds or pods
member: #frijol__kidney_bean__frijole the common bean plant grown for the beans rather than the pods (especially a variety with large red kidney-shaped beans)
member: #green_bean.common_bean_plant__greenbean a common bean plant cultivated for its slender green edible pods
member: #wax_bean__waxbean a common bean plant grown for its edible golden pod
member: #lima_bean_plant__lima_bean__Phaseolus_limensis bush or tall-growing bean plant having large flat edible seeds
member: #sieva_bean__sievabean__butterbean__butter-bean_plant__lima_bean__Phaseolus_lunatus bush bean plant cultivated especially in southern United States having small flat edible seeds
member: #tepary_bean__Phaseolus_acutifolius_latifolius twining plant of southwestern United States and Mexico having roundish white or yellow or brown or black beans
member: #genus_Pickeringia__Pickeringia 1 species: chaparral pea
member: #chaparral_pea__chaparralpea__stingaree-bush__stingareebush__Pickeringia_montana spiny evergreen xerophytic shrub having showy rose-purple flowers and forming dense thickets; of dry rocky mountain slopes of California
member: #genus_Piscidia__Piscidia genus of shrubs or small trees having indehiscent pods with black seeds; roots and bark yield fish poisons
member: #Jamaica_dogwood__fish_fuddle__Piscidia_piscipula__Piscidia_erythrina small tree of West Indies and Florida having large odd-pinnate leaves and panicles of red-striped purple to white flowers followed by decorative curly winged seedpods; yields fish poisons
member: #genus_Pisum__Pisum small genus of variable annual Eurasian vines: peas
member: #pea_plant__peaplant__pea a leguminous plant of the genus Pisum with small white flowers and long green pods containing edible green seeds
member: #garden_pea_plant__garden_pea__common_pea__Pisum_sativum plant producing peas usually eaten fresh rather than dried
member: #genus_Platylobium__Platylobium small genus of Australian evergreen leguminous shrubs or subshrubs
member: #flat_pea__Platylobium_formosum evergreen shrub having almost heart-shaped foliage and bright yellow pealike flowers followed by flat pods with flat wings; Australia and Tasmania
member: #common_flat_pea__native_holly__Playlobium_obtusangulum low spreading evergreen shrub of southern Australia having triangular to somewhat heart-shaped foliage and orange-yellow flowers followed by flat winged pods
member: #genus_Platymiscium__Platymiscium genus of tropical American trees: quira
member: #quira any of several tropical American trees some yielding economically important timber
member: #genus_Podalyria__Podalyria genus of South African leguminous shrubs often placed in genus Sophora
member: #genus_Pongamia__Pongamia 1 species: Indian beech
member: #Indian_beech__Pongamia_glabra evergreen Asiatic tree having glossy pinnate leaves and racemose creamy-white scented flowers; used as a shade tree
member: #genus_Psophocarpus__Psophocarpus species of tropical Asian and African climbing herbs
member: #winged_bean__winged_pea__goa_bean__goabean__goa_bean_vine__Manila_bean__Psophocarpus_tetragonolobus tuberous-rooted twining annual vine bearing clusters of purplish flowers and pods with four jagged wings; Old World tropics
member: #genus_Psoralea__Psoralea widely distributed genus of herbs or shrubs with glandular compound leaves and spicate or racemose purple or white flowers
member: #Indian_breadroot__breadroot__pomme_blanche__pommeblanche__pomme_de_prairie__Psoralea_esculenta densely hairy perennial of central North America having edible tuberous roots
member: #genus_Pterocarpus__Pterocarpus genus of tropical trees or climbers having usually broadly winged pods
member: #bloodwood_tree__bloodwoodtree__kiaat__Pterocarpus_angolensis deciduous South African tree having large odd-pinnate leaves and profuse fragrant orange-yellow flowers; yields a red juice and heavy strong durable wood
member: #padauk__padouk__amboyna__Pterocarpus_indicus tree native to southeastern Asia having reddish wood with a mottled or striped black grain
member: #Burma_padauk__Burmese_rosewood__Pterocarpus_macrocarpus tree of India and Burma yielding a wood resembling mahogany
member: #kino__Pterocarpus_marsupium East Indian tree yielding a resin or extract often used medicinally and in e.g. tanning
member: #red_sandalwood__redsandalwood__red_sanders__red_sanderswood__redsanderswood__red_saunders__Pterocarpus_santalinus tree of India and East Indies yielding a hard fragrant timber prized for cabinetwork and dark red heartwood used as a dyewood
member: #genus_Pueraria__Pueraria genus of woody Asiatic vines: kudzu
member: #kudzu_vine__kudzuvine__kudzu__Pueraria_lobata fast-growing East Asian vine having hairy trifoliate leaves and racemes of purple flowers followed by long many-seed hairy pods and tuberous starchy roots; grown for fodder and forage and root starch; widespread in the southern United States
member: #genus_Retama__Retama small genus of mediterranean shrubs; often included in genus Genista
member: #retem__raetam__juniper_bush__juniperbush__juniper__Retama_raetam__Genista_raetam desert shrub of Syria and Arabia having small white flowers; constitutes the juniper of the Old Testament; sometimes placed in genus Genista
member: #genus_Robinia__Robinia deciduous flowering trees and shrubs
member: #bristly_locust__bristlylocust__rose_acacia__moss_locust__Robinia_hispida large shrub or small tree of the eastern United States having bristly stems and large clusters of pink flowers
member: #yellow_locust__black_locust__blacklocust__robiniapseudoacacia large thorny tree of eastern and central United States having pinnately compound leaves and drooping racemes of white flowers; widely naturalized in many varieties in temperate regions
member: #clammy_locust__Robinia_viscosa small rough-barked locust of southeastern United States having racemes of pink flowers and glutinous branches and seeds
member: #genus_Sabinea__Sabinea small genus of deciduous West Indian trees or shrubs: carib wood
member: #carib_wood__caribwood__Sabinea_carinalis small Dominican tree bearing masses of large crimson flowers before the fine pinnate foliage emerges
member: #genus_Sesbania small genus of tropical and subtropical leguminous herbs or shrubs or trees
member: #sesbania any of various plants of the genus Sesbania having pinnate leaves and large showy pealike flowers
member: #scarlet_wisteria_tree__vegetable_hummingbird__vegetablehummingbird__Sesbania_grandiflora soft-wooded tree with lax racemes of usually red or pink flowers; tropical Australia and Asia; naturalized in southern Florida and West Indies
member: #genus_Sophora__Sophora cosmopolitan genus of trees and shrubs having odd-pinnate leaves and showy flowers; some species placed in genus Podalyria
member: #Japanese_pagoda_tree__Chinese_scholartree__Chinese_scholar_tree__Sophora_japonica__Sophora_sinensis handsome round-headed deciduous tree having compound dark green leaves and profuse panicles of fragrant creamy-white flowers; China and Japan
member: #mescal_bean__coral_bean__coralbean__frijolito__frijolillo__Sophora_secundiflora shrub or small tree having pinnate leaves poisonous to livestock and dense racemes of intensely fragrant blue flowers and red beans
member: #kowhai__Sophora_tetraptera shrub or small tree of New Zealand and Chile having pendulous racemes of tubular golden-yellow flowers; yields a hard strong wood
member: #genus_Spartium__Spartium 1 species: Spanish broom
member: #Spanish_broom__weaver's_broom__Spartium_junceum tall thornless shrub having pale yellow flowers and flexible rushlike twigs used in basketry; of southwestern Europe and Mediterranean; naturalized in California
member: #genus_Strongylodon__Strongylodon genus of Polynesian or southeastern Asian shrubs or vines
member: #jade_vine__emerald_creeper__emeraldcreeper__Strongylodon_macrobotrys vigorous Philippine evergreen twining liana; grown for spectacular festoons of green flowers that resemble lobster claws
member: #genus_Templetonia__Templetonia genus of Australian shrubs or subshrubs: coral bush
member: #coral_bush__coralbush__flame_bush__flamebush__Templetonia_retusa Australian shrub having simple obovate leaves and brilliant scarlet flowers
member: #genus_Tephrosia__Tephrosia genus of tropical and subtropical herbs or shrubs: hoary peas
member: #hoary_pea__hoarypea a plant of the genus Tephrosia having pinnate leaves and white or purplish flowers and flat hairy pods
member: #genus_Thermopsis__Thermopsis genus of American and Asiatic showy rhizomatous herbs: bush peas
member: #bush_pea any of various plants of the genus Thermopsis having trifoliate leaves and yellow or purple racemose flowers
member: #genus_Tipuana__Tipuana 1 species: South American tree: tipu tree
member: #tipu_tree__tipu__yellow_jacaranda__pride_of_Bolivia semi-evergreen South American tree with odd-pinnate leaves and golden yellow flowers cultivated as an ornamental
member: #genus_Trigonella__Trigonella Old World genus of frequently aromatic herbs
member: #bird's_foot_trefoil__Trigonella_ornithopodioides Old World herb related to fenugreek
member: #fenugreek__Greek_clover__Trigonella_foenumgraecum annual herb or southern Europe and eastern Asia having off-white flowers and aromatic seeds used medicinally and in curry
member: #genus_Ulex__Ulex genus of Eurasian spiny shrubs: gorse
member: #Irish_gorse__gorse__furze__whin__Ulex_europaeus very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe
member: #genus_Vicia__Vicia widely distributed genus of annual or perennial and often climbing herbs
member: #vetch any of various climbing plants of the genus Vicia having pinnately compound leaves that terminate in tendrils and small variously colored flowers; includes valuable forage and soil-building plants
member: #tare.vetch any of several weedy vetches grown for forage
member: #broadbean__broad_bean__broadbean__broad-bean_plant__English_bean__European_bean__field_bean__fieldbean__Vicia_faba Old World upright plant grown especially for its large flat edible seeds but also as fodder
member: #hairy_vetch__hairy_tare__hairytare__Vicia_villosa European vetch much cultivated as forage and cover crops
member: #genus_Vigna__Vigna genus of vines or erect herbs having trifoliate leaves and yellowish or purplish flowers; of warm or tropical regions; most species often placed in genus Phaseolus
member: #moth_bean__Vigna_aconitifolia__Phaseolus_aconitifolius East Indian legume having hairy foliage and small yellow flowers followed by cylindrical pods; used especially in India for food and forage and soil-conditioning; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus
member: #adzuki_bean__adsuki_bean__Vigna_angularis__Phaseolus_angularis bushy annual widely grown in China and Japan for the flour made from its seeds
member: #snailflower__snail_flower__snailflower__snail_bean__snailbean__corkscrew_flower__corkscrewflower__Vigna_caracalla__Phaseolus_caracalla__phaseoluscaracalla perennial tropical American vine cultivated for its racemes of showy yellow and purple flowers having the corolla keel coiled like a snail shell; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus
member: #mung_bean__mung__green_gram__greengram__golden_gram__Vigna_radiata__Phaseolus_aureus erect bushy annual widely cultivated in warm regions of India and Indonesia and United States for forage and especially its edible seeds; chief source of bean sprouts used in Chinese cookery; sometimes placed in genus Phaseolus
member: #cowpea_plant__cowpea__black-eyed_pea__Vigna_unguiculata__Vigna_sinensis sprawling Old World annual cultivated especially in southern United States for food and forage and green manure
member: #asparagus_bean__asparagusbean__yard-long_bean__Vigna_unguiculata_sesquipedalis__Vigna_sesquipedalis South American bean having very long succulent pods
member: #genus_Viminaria__Viminaria 1 species: Australian leafless shrubs: swamp oak
member: #swamp_oak__swampoak__Viminaria_juncea__Viminaria_denudata Australian leafless shrub resembling broom and having small yellow flowers
member: #genus_Virgilia__Virgilia genus of South African trees having pinnate leaves and rose-purple flowers followed by leathery pods
member: #Virgilia_capensis__keurboom__Virgilia_oroboides tree with odd-pinnate leaves and racemes of fragrant pink to purple flowers
member: #keurboom__Virgilia_divaricata fast-growing round-headed tree with fragrant white to deep rose flowers; planted as an ornamental
member: #genus_Wisteria Asiatic deciduous woody vine having large drooping racemes of white or bluish or purple or pinkish flowers and velvety pods; widely grown as an ornamental
member: #wisteria__wistaria any flowering vine of the genus Wisteria
member: #wild_pea any of various plants of the family Leguminosae that usually grow like vines
member: #bean_plant__bean any of various leguminous plants grown for their edible seeds and pods
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