Tag Archives: Fabaceae

Know Your Natives – Hairy Bush Clover

Posted on October 22, 2021 by ANPS Webmaster

Hairy Bush Clover (Lespedeza hirta) of the Pea or Legume (Fabaceae) family is a perennial herb with stems to 3+ feet tall, bearing tightly clustered racemes of small creamy white flowers. The genus name is dedicated to Vicente Manuel de … Continue reading →

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Know Your Natives – Snoutbean

Posted on July 12, 2020 by ANPS Webmaster

Snoutbean (Rhynchosia latifolia) of the bean or legume (Fabaceae) family is a perennial herbaceous plant with large trifoliate leaves. The genus name is from the Greek for “beak,” referring to the shape of the keel petals. The specific epithet is … Continue reading →

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Know Your Natives – Forest Pea

Posted on June 10, 2020 by ANPS Webmaster

Forest pea or bushy vetch (Lathyrus venosus) of the Bean or Legume (Fabaceae) family is a perennial deciduous vine with pea-like flowers. The genus name is based on the Greek Lathyros, the ancient name for a leguminous plant. The specific … Continue reading →

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Know Your Natives – Sensitive Brier

Posted on June 27, 2018 by ANPS Webmaster

Sensitive brier (or briar) (Mimosa quadrivalvis var. nuttallii*) of the Bean (Fabaceae) family is a sprawling perennial legume that is covered with prickles. The genus name is from a Greek word for “mime” or “mimic,” in reference to leaves in some … Continue reading →

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Know Your Natives – Butterfly Pea

Posted on August 10, 2017 by Webmaster ANPS

Butterfly Pea (Clitoria mariana) of the Pea/Bean (Fabaceae) family, the only species of the genus occurring in Arkansas, has large pea-shaped flowers. In the U.S., it occurs from New Mexico to Kansas, Nebraska, and Minnesota, east to New York and … Continue reading →

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Know Your Natives – Showy Partridge Pea

Posted on July 24, 2017 by Webmaster ANPS

Showy partridge pea (Chamaecrista fasciculata var. fasciculata)* of the Pea/Bean (Fabacaceae) family is an annual forb with asymmetrical flowers. It occurs in the U.S. from New Mexico and Kansas to South Dakota and Minnesota to Maine, thence south and east … Continue reading →

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Know Your Natives – Cream Wild Indigo

Posted on April 20, 2016 by Webmaster ANPS

Cream wild indigo (Baptisia bracteata*), of the Pea (Fabaceae) family occurs from the Midwest to Texas and the Southeastern states except for Florida.  It is also reported from Connecticut and New Jersey.  In Arkansas, it occurs mostly statewide except for some portions of … Continue reading →

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Field Trip Report – Poison Springs State Forest & Preserve

Posted on September 23, 2015 by Webmaster ANPS

Meredith York, field trip leader, and Mike Weatherford, ANPS member, showed up at the E-Z Mart in Chidester, Arkansas, on September 19, 2015, for what some might call a lightly-attended event. We know that on this warm, sunny Saturday morning … Continue reading →

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Know Your Natives – Wild Senna

Posted on September 2, 2015 by Webmaster ANPS

Wild senna (Senna marilandica) of the Pea/Bean (Fabaceae) Family is an erect, herbaceous (though rather shrub-like) perennial.  This plant occurs in the US from Texas to Nebraska and east and south to the borders, but is absent from far northern and … Continue reading →

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Know Your Natives – Rattle Weed

Posted on May 26, 2015 by Webmaster ANPS

Rattle weed (Astragalus canadensis) of the Pea (Fabaceae) family, occurs throughout the US except for Arizona, Florida and the far Northeast.  It is also found throughout Canada.  In Arkansas, rattle weed occurs in scattered counties across the state, with most … Continue reading →

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