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Category: Fabaceae (Legumes)

Medicago lupulina (Black Medic)

September 10, 2023 Dan Nelson 4 Comments

Medicago lupulina is yet another example of a plant that I thought was too similar to other plants to be identified,…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Eudicots, Fabaceae (Legumes), Fabales, Medicago, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Medicago lupulina

Lathyrus polyphyllus (Leafy Peavine)

June 8, 2023 Dan Nelson 4 Comments

When I ran into a fairly large patch of this whilst wandering along the road above Canyon Creek after I…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Eudicots, Fabaceae (Legumes), Fabales, Lathyrus (Peavines), Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Lathyrus polyphyllus, Leafy pea, Leafy Peavine, Oregon pea

Lupinus lepidus var. lobbii

July 21, 2022 Dan Nelson 6 Comments

This is my favorite lupine, mostly because it is one of the two lupines that I can identify on sight…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Eudicots, Fabaceae (Legumes), Fabales, Lupinus, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Dwarf Lupine, Lupinus lepidus var. lobbii

Ulex europaeus (Gorse)

January 25, 2022 Dan Nelson 3 Comments

I have finally finished organizing the photos I’ve taken over the last few years. Well, that is not an accurate…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Eudicots, Fabaceae (Legumes), Fabales, Plants, Species Profiles, Ulex

Acmispon nevadensis

June 28, 2021 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

There has been a bit of a taxonomic upheaval in what used to be the genus Lotus, with most of…

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Posted in: Acmispon, Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Eudicots, Fabaceae (Legumes), Fabales, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Acmispon nevadensis

Amorpha fruticosa (False indigo)

September 14, 2020 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

This is a large, bushy shrub which grows in muddy and sandy flats along the Snake and Columbia Rivers, often…

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Posted in: Amorpha, Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Eudicots, Fabaceae (Legumes), Fabales, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: Amorpha fruticosa, False Indigo

Glycyrrhiza lepidota (American Licorice)

September 7, 2020 Dan Nelson 1 Comment

This is a sprawling member of the legume family (Fabaceae), which likes damp, sandy soil and is often found along…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Eudicots, Fabaceae (Legumes), Fabales, Glycyrrhiza, Plants, Species Profiles Filed under: American Licorice, Glycyrrhiza lepidota

Lathyrus latifolius ( Everlasting Pea)

August 9, 2020 Dan Nelson Leave a comment

This large, sprawling, yet often bushy and very common wildflower is easily identifiable by its large and showy white, pink,…

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Posted in: Angiosperms (Flowering Plants), Eudicots, Fabaceae (Legumes), Fabales, Lathyrus (Peavines), Plants Filed under: Everlasting Pea, Lathyrus latifolius

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