Family Fabaceae (Pea family)

Domain: EucaryaKingdom: PlantaeDivision: Class: MagnoliopsidaOrder: Fabales Phenology

Fabaceae Species Discovered in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park
Species Common Name Photo Where? Phenology
Albizia julibrissinMimosa HerePhenology
Amorpha fruticosafalse indigo(NA) HerePhenology
Amorpha glabraSmooth false indigo(NA) HerePhenology
Amphicarpaea bracteatahog-peanut(NA) HerePhenology
Apios americanaGround-nut(NA) HerePhenology
Astragalus canadensisMilk vetch(NA) HerePhenology
Baptisia tinctoriawild indigo(NA) HerePhenology
Cercis canadensisredbud HerePhenology
Chamaecrista nictitansSensitive-pea(NA) HerePhenology
Chamaecrista speciesPea species(NA) HerePhenology
Cladrastis kentukeaYellowwood(NA) HerePhenology
Clitoria marianabutterfly-pea(NA) HerePhenology
Coronilla variacrown-vetch(NA) HerePhenology
Desmodium canescensTick-trefoil(NA) HerePhenology
Desmodium ciliaresmall-leaved tick-trefoil(NA) HerePhenology
Desmodium glabellumTick-trefoil(NA) HerePhenology
Desmodium glutinosumWhorled tick-trefoil(NA) HerePhenology
Desmodium laevigatumSmooth tick-trefoil(NA) HerePhenology
Desmodium marilandicumnarrow tick-trefoil(NA) HerePhenology
Desmodium nudiflorumNaked-flowered tick-trefoil(NA) HerePhenology
Desmodium nuttalliiNuttall Tick-Trefoil(NA) HerePhenology
Desmodium paniculatumpanicled tick-trefoil HerePhenology
Desmodium pauciflorumLeafy tick-trefoil(NA) HerePhenology
Desmodium perplexumTick-trefoil(NA) HerePhenology
Desmodium rotundifoliumProstrate tick-trefoil(NA) HerePhenology
Desmodium speciesTick-trefoil species(NA) HerePhenology
Desmodium viridiflorumTick-trefoil HerePhenology
Fabaceae_genus speciesPea family species(NA) HerePhenology
Galactia regularisMilk pea(NA) HerePhenology
Galactia volubilisDowny milkpea(NA) HerePhenology
Gleditsia triacanthosHoneylocust HerePhenology
Kummerowia striataJapanese bush-clover(NA) HerePhenology
Lespedeza bicolorJapanese lespedeza(NA) HerePhenology
Lespedeza capitataRoundhead lespedeza(NA) HerePhenology
Lespedeza cuneataCuneate bush-clover(NA) HerePhenology
Lespedeza hirtahairy Bush-clover(NA) HerePhenology
Lespedeza intermediaWandlike bush-clover(NA) HerePhenology
Lespedeza procumbensLow bush-clover(NA) HerePhenology
Lespedeza repensTrailing Bush-clover(NA) HerePhenology
Lespedeza speciesClover species(NA) HerePhenology
Lespedeza violaceaBush-clover(NA) HerePhenology
Lespedeza virginicaSlender Bush-clover(NA) HerePhenology
Lespedeza x nuttalliiHybrid bush-clover(NA) HerePhenology
Medicago lupulinaBlack medick(NA) HerePhenology
Melilotus speciesSweet clover species(NA) HerePhenology
Mimosa microphyllaLittle-Leaf Sensitive-Briars(NA) HerePhenology
Mimosa quadrivalviscatclaw(NA) HerePhenology
Orbexilum onobrychisFrench grass(NA) HerePhenology
Phaseolus polystachioswild bean(NA) HerePhenology
Pueraria montanaKudzu(NA) HerePhenology
Rhynchosia tomentosahairy rhynchosia(NA) HerePhenology
Robinia hispidaBoynton’s locust(NA) HerePhenology
Robinia pseudoacaciaBlack locust HerePhenology
Robinia speciesLocust species(NA) HerePhenology
Senna hebecarpaTall partridge-pea(NA) HerePhenology
Senna marilandicawild Senna(NA) HerePhenology
Senna obtusifoliaAmerican sicklepod(NA) HerePhenology
Strophostyles umbellatawild-bean(NA) HerePhenology
Stylosanthes bifloraPencil flower HerePhenology
Tephrosia spicataSpike goats rue(NA) HerePhenology
Tephrosia virginianaGoats rue(NA) HerePhenology
Thermopsis mollisHop clover(NA) HerePhenology
Thermopsis villosahairy bush-pea(NA) HerePhenology
Trifolium aureumGolden clover(NA) HerePhenology
Trifolium campestreLow hop-clover(NA) HerePhenology
Trifolium hybridumAlsike clover(NA) HerePhenology
Trifolium pratensered clover(NA) HerePhenology
Trifolium repenswhite clover(NA) HerePhenology
Trifolium speciesClover species(NA) HerePhenology
Vicia carolinianaCarolina vetch(NA) HerePhenology
Vicia sativaCommon vetch(NA) HerePhenology
Vicia speciesVeitch species(NA) HerePhenology
Wisteria floribundaWisteria(NA) HerePhenology
Wisteria frutescenswisteria(NA) HerePhenology

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Note:
Taxa on this list are only those contained in the ATBI database,
and do not neccessarily include all Park taxa from historic park reports, literature,
or other sources that have not yet been entered
in the Biodiversity Database.
Also note: where part of the taxon name is species,
it means that the taxon name has not yet been agreed upon by taxonomists for this group,
or that it was not identified to this level.



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