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US Wildflower's Database of Family Fabaceae Wildflowers for Kentucky

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Search Our Database: Enter any portion of the Scientific, Common Name, or both.
Scientific name:
Common name:

Example: Enter "lob" in the common name field and you'll get all our species that have "lobelia" in the common name, as well as "sharp-lobed hepatica".
Alfalfa: Black Medic, Black Hay, Hop Clover, Hop Medic, Yellow Trefoil
Medicago lupulina
Medicago lupulina
(Introduced) Family: Fabaceae - Pea family
Bundleflower: Prairie Mimosa, Illinois Bundleflower, Prickleweed, Illinois Desmanthus
Desmanthus illinoensis*
Desmanthus illinoensis*
(Native) Family: Fabaceae - Pea family
Butterfly Pea: Spurred Butterfly Pea, Climbing Butterfly Pea, Wild Blue Vine, Virginia Centro, Butterflypea
Centrosema virginianum*
Centrosema virginianum*
(Native) Family: Fabaceae - Pea family
Clover: White Clover
Trifolium repens
Trifolium repens
(Introduced) Family: Fabaceae - Pea family
Clover: Red Clover, Cowgrass
Trifolium pratense
Trifolium pratense
(Introduced) Family: Fabaceae - Pea family
Clover: Crimson Clover, Italian Clover
Trifolium incarnatum
Trifolium incarnatum
(Introduced) Family: Fabaceae - Pea family
Clover: Low-Hop Clover, Field Clover, Large Hop Clover, Hop Trefoil
Trifolium campestre*
Trifolium campestre*
(Introduced) Family: Fabaceae - Pea family
False Indigo: Indigobush, False Indigo Bush, Desert False Indigo, Tall Indigo-bush
Amorpha fruticosa*
Amorpha fruticosa*
(Native) Family: Fabaceae - Pea family
Goldenbanner: Appalachian Goldenbanner, Downy Bush-pea, Allegheny Mountain Golden Banner, Piedmont Bush Pea, Soft-haired Thermopsis
Thermopsis mollis*
Thermopsis mollis*
(Native) Family: Fabaceae - Pea family
Groundnut: Groundnut, Potato Bean, Indian Potato, Virginia Potato, Wild Bean, Wild Sweet Potato
Apios americana*
Apios americana*
(Native) Family: Fabaceae - Pea family
Hoarypea: Goat's Rue, Virginia Tephrosia, Catgut, Hoary-pea, Rabbit-pea
Tephrosia virginiana*
Tephrosia virginiana*
(Native) Family: Fabaceae - Pea family
Hogpeanut: American Hogpeanut
Amphicarpaea bracteata*
Amphicarpaea bracteata*
(Native) Family: Fabaceae - Pea family
Kudzu: Kudzu, Vine-that-ate-the-South
Pueraria montana*
Pueraria montana*
(Introduced) Family: Fabaceae - Pea family
Leather-root: Sampson's Snakeroot, False Scurf-pea
Orbexilum pedunculatum*
Orbexilum pedunculatum*
(Native) Family: Fabaceae - Pea family
Lespedeza: Sericea Lespedeza
Lespedeza cuneata
Lespedeza cuneata
(Introduced) Family: Fabaceae - Pea family
Milkvetch: Canada Milkvetch, Little Rattlepod
Astragalus canadensis*
Astragalus canadensis*
(Native) Family: Fabaceae - Pea family
Mimosa: Silk Tree, Mimosa
Albizia julibrissin
Albizia julibrissin
(Introduced) Family: Fabaceae - Pea family
Mimosa: Sensitive Briar, Littleleaf Sensitive-briar
Mimosa microphylla *
Mimosa microphylla *
(Native) Family: Fabaceae - Pea family
Partridge Pea: Partridge Pea, Sleepingplant
Chamaecrista fasciculata*
Chamaecrista fasciculata*
(Native) Family: Fabaceae - Pea family
Partridge Pea: Sensitive Partridge Pea, Wild Sensitive Plant, Sensitive Pea
Chamaecrista nictitans*
Chamaecrista nictitans*
(Native) Family: Fabaceae - Pea family
Pea: Perennial Pea, Sweet Pea, Everlasting Pea
Lathyrus latifolius
Lathyrus latifolius
(Introduced) Family: Fabaceae - Pea family
Pencilflower: Pencil Flower, Endbeak Pencilflower, Sidebeak Pencilflower
Stylosanthes biflora*
Stylosanthes biflora*
(Native) Family: Fabaceae - Pea family
Pigeonwings: Butterfly Pea, Atlantic pigeonwings
Clitoria mariana*
Clitoria mariana*
(Native) Family: Fabaceae - Pea family
Redbud: Eastern Redbud
Cercis canadensis*
Cercis canadensis*
(Native) Family: Fabaceae - Pea family
Senna: Southern Wild Senna
Senna marilandica*
Senna marilandica*
(Native) Family: Fabaceae - Pea family
Senna: Sicklepod, Sicklepod Senna, Java Bean, Blunt-leaf Senna, Chinese Senna, Arsenic Weed
Senna obtusifolia*
Senna obtusifolia*
(Native) Family: Fabaceae - Pea family
Sweetclover: Yellow Sweetclover, Yellow Melilot, Common Melilot, Field Melilot, Cornilla Real, White Sweetclover
Melilotus officinalis*
Melilotus officinalis*
(Introduced) Family: Fabaceae - Pea family
Sweetclover: White Sweetclover, White Melilot, Honey-Clover, Bokhara Clover
Melilotus albus*
Melilotus albus*
(Introduced) Family: Fabaceae - Pea family
Ticktrefoil: Nakedflower Ticktrefoil, Naked-Flowered Tick Trefoil, Naked-stemmed Tick Clover
Desmodium nudiflorum*
Desmodium nudiflorum*
(Native) Family: Fabaceae - Pea family
Ticktrefoil: Round-Leaved Tick Trefoil, Round-Leaved Trailing Tick-Trefoil, Prostrate Ticktrefoil, Dollarleaf
Desmodium rotundifolium*
Desmodium rotundifolium*
(Native) Family: Fabaceae - Pea family
Trefoil: Bird's Foot Trefoil, Birdfoot Deervetch, Bloomfell, Cat's Clover, Crowtoes, Ground Honeysuckle
Lotus corniculatus*
Lotus corniculatus*
(Introduced) Family: Fabaceae - Pea family
Vetch: Crown Vetch, Purple Crown Vetch, Axseed, Hive Vine
Coronilla varia*
Coronilla varia*
(Introduced) Family: Fabaceae - Pea family
Vetch: Wood Vetch, Carolina Vetch, Pale Vetch
Vicia caroliniana*
Vicia caroliniana*
(Native) Family: Fabaceae - Pea family

Search Our Database: Enter any portion of the Scientific, Common Name, or both.
Scientific name:
Common name:

Example: Enter "lob" in the common name field and you'll get all our species that have "lobelia" in the common name, as well as "sharp-lobed hepatica".

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Updated Feb 7, 2021