The plants are sometimes present in the thousands, and they can produce a brilliant floral display in the fall.

This plant is a member of the bean family, the family name being “Fabaceae” (or “Leguminosae”, if you prefer). The flowers are characteristic, with five unequal petals exhibiting a ...

Beans, or pulses, are the edible seeds of plants from the Fabaceae (aka Leguminosae) family. With nearly 20,000 species, this is the third largest of all flowering plant families. While wild species ...

Volume 3 contains accounts of 47 families, including those formerly included in the Leguminosae (Mimosaceae, Caesalpiniaceae, Fabaceae) as well as the large and important Rosaceae. Also included are ...