Vascular Plant Herbarium

Vascular Plant Database Family Results

Category: Dicots
Family Name: Fabaceae

Aeschynomene - [maps | photos]

• Aeschynomene indica L.
  Common Name: Indian jointvetch

Albizia - [maps | photos]

• Albizia julibrissin * Durazz.
  Common Name: mimosa

Amorpha - [maps | photos]

• Amorpha fruticosa L.
  NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
  Common Name: tall false indigo
  Synonyms:
  

         • Amorpha nitens Boynt.

         • Amorpha tennesseensis Shuttlw. ex Kunze

• Amorpha glabra Desf. ex Poir.
  Common Name: mountain false indigo

Amphicarpaea - [maps | photos]

• Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fernald
  NWI R2 TN: Facultative
  Common Name: American hog peanut

Apios - [maps | photos]

• Apios americana Medik.
  NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
  Common Name: groundnut

• Apios priceana B.L. Rob. (TN Endangered)  (Fed Listed Threatened)
  Common Name: traveler's delight, Price's potato bean

Astragalus - [maps | photos]

• Astragalus bibullatus Barneby & E.L. Bridges (TN Endangered)  (Fed Listed Endangered)
  Common Name: limestone glade milk vetch

• Astragalus canadensis L.
  NWI R2 TN: Facultative
  Common Name: Canadian milk vetch

• Astragalus tennesseensis A. Gray ex Chapman (TN Special Concern)
  Common Name: Tennessee milk vetch

Baptisia - [maps | photos]

• Baptisia alba (L.) Vent. var. macrophylla (Larisey) Isely
  NWI R2 TN: Facultative
  Common Name: largeleaf wild indigo
  Synonyms:
  

         • Baptisia lactea (Raf.) Thieret

         • Baptisia leucantha Torr. & A. Gray

• Baptisia albescens Small
  Common Name: spiked wild indigo

• Baptisia australis (L.) R. Br. ex Aiton
  Common Name: blue wild indigo

• Baptisia bracteata Muhl. ex Ell. var. leucophaea (Nutt.) Kartesz & Gandhi (TN Special Concern)
  Common Name: longbract wild indigo
  Synonyms:
  

         • Baptisia leucophaea Nutt.

         • Baptisia leucophaea Nutt. var. glabrescens Larisey

         • Baptisia bracteata Muhl. ex Ell. var. glabrescens (Larisey) Isely

• Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br. ex Aiton
  Common Name: horseflyweed

Centrosema - [maps | photos]

• Centrosema virginianum (L.) Benth.
  Common Name: spurred butterfly pea

Cercis - [maps | photos]

• Cercis canadensis L.
  NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
  Common Name: eastern redbud

Chamaecrista - [maps | photos]

• Chamaecrista fasciculata (Michx.) Greene
  NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
  Common Name: sleeping plant, partridge pea
  Synonyms:
  

         • Cassia fasciculata Michx.

• Chamaecrista nictitans (L.) Moench
  NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
  Common Name: partridge pea
  Synonyms:
  

         • Cassia nictitans L.

Cladrastis - [maps | photos]

• Cladrastis kentukea (Dum.-Cours.) Rudd
  Common Name: Kentucky yellow wood
  Synonyms:
  

         • Cladrastis lutea (Michx. f.) K. Koch

Clitoria - [maps | photos]

• Clitoria mariana L.
  Common Name: Atlantic pigeonwings

Crotalaria - [maps | photos]

• Crotalaria purshii DC. (TN Endangered -Possibly Extirpated)
  Common Name: Pursh's rattlebox

• Crotalaria sagittalis L.
  Common Name: arrowhead rattlebox

• Crotalaria spectabilis * Roth
  Common Name: showy rattlebox

Cytisus - [maps | photos]

• Cytisus scoparius * (L.) Link
  Common Name: scotch broom

Dalea - [maps | photos]

• Dalea candida Michx. ex Willd. (TN Threatened)
  Common Name: white prairie clover
  Synonyms:
  

         • Petalostemon candidus Michx.

• Dalea foliosa (A. Gray) Barneby (TN Endangered)  (Fed Listed Endangered)
  Common Name: leafy prairie clover
  Synonyms:
  

         • Petalostemon foliosus Gray

• Dalea gattingeri (A. Heller) Barneby
  Common Name: purpletassels
  Synonyms:
  

         • Petalostemon gattingeri (Heller) Heller

• Dalea leporina (Aiton) Bullock
  NWI R2 TN: No Wetland Indicator
  Common Name: foxtail prairie clover
  Synonyms:
  

         • Dalea alopecuroides Willd.

• Dalea purpurea Vent. (TN Endangered)
  Common Name: violet prairie clover
  Synonyms:
  

         • Petalostemon purpureus (Vent.) Rydb.

Desmanthus - [maps | photos]

• Desmanthus illinoensis (Michx.) MacMill. ex B.L. Rob. & Fernald
  NWI R2 TN: Facultative
  Common Name: prairie bundle flower

Desmodium - [maps | photos]

• Desmodium canescens (L.) DC.
  Common Name: hoary tick trefoil

• Desmodium ciliare (Muhl. ex Willd.) DC.
  Common Name: hairy small-leaf tick trefoil

• Desmodium cuspidatum (Muhl. ex Willd.) DC. ex Loudon
  Common Name: largebract tick trefoil

• Desmodium glabellum (Michx.) DC.
  Common Name: Dillenius' tick trefoil
  Synonyms:
  

         • Desmodium dillenii Darl. p.p.

• Desmodium glutinosum (Muhl. ex Willd.) Alph. Wood
  Common Name: pointedleaf tick trefoil

• Desmodium laevigatum (Nutt.) DC.
  Common Name: smooth tick trefoil

• Desmodium marilandicum (L.) DC.
  Common Name: smooth small-leaf tick trefoil

• Desmodium nudiflorum (L.) DC.
  Common Name: nakedflower tick trefoil

• Desmodium nuttallii (Schindl.) B.G. Schub.
  Common Name: Nuttall's tick trefoil

• Desmodium obtusum (Muhl. ex Willd.) DC.
  Common Name: stiff tick trefoil

• Desmodium ochroleucum M.A. Curtis ex Canby (TN Endangered)
  Common Name: cream tick trefoil

• Desmodium paniculatum (L.) DC.
  NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
  Common Name: panicledleaf tick trefoil

• Desmodium pauciflorum (Nutt.) DC.
  Common Name: fewflower tick trefoil

• Desmodium perplexum B.G. Schub.
  Common Name: perplexed tick trefoil
  Synonyms:
  

         • Desmodium paniculatum (L.) DC. Var. dillenii (Darl.) Isely

         • Desmodium dillenii Darl.

• Desmodium rotundifolium DC.
  Common Name: prostrate tick trefoil

• Desmodium sessilifolium (Torr.) Torr. & A. Gray
  Common Name: sessileleaf tick trefoil

• Desmodium viridiflorum (L.) DC.
  Common Name: velvetleaf tick trefoil

Dioclea - [maps | photos]

• Dioclea multiflora (Torr. & A. Gray) C. Mohr
  NWI R2 TN: Facultative +
  Common Name: Boykin's cluster pea
  Synonyms:
  

         • Galactia mohlenbrockii R.H. Maxwell

Galactia - [maps | photos]

• Galactia volubilis (L.) Britton
  NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
  Common Name: downy milk pea, milkpea

Gleditsia - [maps | photos]

• Gleditsia aquatica Marsh.
  NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
  Common Name: water locust

• Gleditsia triacanthos L.
  NWI R2 TN: Facultative -
  Common Name: honey locust

Gymnocladus - [maps | photos]

• Gymnocladus dioicus (L.) K. Koch
  Common Name: Kentucky coffee tree

Indigofera - [maps | photos]

• Indigofera tinctoria * L.
  Common Name: true indigo

Kummerowia - [maps | photos]

• Kummerowia stipulacea * (Maxim.) Makino
  NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland -
  Common Name: Korean clover
  Synonyms:
  

         • Lespedeza stipulacea Maxim.

• Kummerowia striata * (Thunb.) Schindl.
  NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
  Common Name: Japanese clover
  Synonyms:
  

         • Lespedeza striata (Thunb.) Hook. & Arn.

Lathyrus - [maps | photos]

• Lathyrus hirsutus * L.
  Common Name: Caley pea

• Lathyrus latifolius * L.
  Common Name: perennial pea

• Lathyrus palustris L. (TN Special Concern)
  NWI R2 TN: Obligate Wetland
  Common Name: marsh pea

• Lathyrus venosus Muhl. ex Willd.
  NWI R2 TN: Facultative
  Common Name: veiny pea

Lespedeza - [maps | photos]

• Lespedeza angustifolia (Pursh) Ell. (TN Threatened)
  NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland +
  Common Name: narrowleaf lespedeza

• Lespedeza bicolor * Turcz.
  Common Name: bush clover

• Lespedeza capitata Michx.
  NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
  Common Name: roundhead lespedeza

• Lespedeza cuneata * (Dum.-Cours.) G. Don
  NWI R2 TN: No Wetland Indicator
  Common Name: Chinese lespedeza

• Lespedeza hirta (L.) Hornem.
  Common Name: hairy lespedeza

• Lespedeza intermedia (S. Watson) Britton
  Common Name: intermediate lespedeza

• Lespedeza procumbens Michx.
  Common Name: trailing lespedeza

• Lespedeza repens (L.) Bart.
  Common Name: creeping lespedeza

• Lespedeza stuevei Nutt.
  Common Name: tall lespedeza

• Lespedeza violacea (L.) Pers.
  Common Name: violet lespedeza

• Lespedeza virginica (L.) Britton
  Common Name: slender lespedeza

Lotus - [maps | photos]

• Lotus corniculatus * L.
  NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
  Common Name: birdfoot deer vetch

Medicago - [maps | photos]

• Medicago arabica * (L.) Huds.
  Common Name: spotted medick

• Medicago lupulina * L.
  NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
  Common Name: black medick

• Medicago minima * (L.) Bartal.
  Common Name: burr medick

• Medicago orbicularis * (L.) Bartal.
  Common Name: blackdisk medick

• Medicago sativa * L.
  Common Name: alfalfa

Melilotus - [maps | photos]

• Melilotus albus * Medik.
  NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland -
  Common Name: white sweet clover

• Melilotus officinalis * (L.) Lam.
  NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland -
  Common Name: yellow sweet clover

Mimosa - [maps | photos]

• Mimosa microphylla Dry.
  Common Name: littleleaf sensitive briar, sensitive plant
  Synonyms:
  

         • Schrankia microphylla (Dry.) J.F. Macbr.

         • Schrankia microphylla (Dry.) J.F. Macbr.

Orbexilum - [maps | photos]

• Orbexilum onobrychis (Nutt.) Rydb.
  Common Name: leather root
  Synonyms:
  

         • Psoralea onobrychis Nutt.

         • Psoralea onobrychis Nutt.

• Orbexilum pedunculatum (Mill.) Rydb.
  Common Name: Sampson's snakeroot, leather root
  Synonyms:
  

         • Orbexilum pedunculatum (P. Mill.) Rydb. var. eglandulosum (Ell.) Isely

         • Psoralea psoralioides (Walt.) Cory var. eglandulosa (Ell.) Freeman

Pediomelum - [maps | photos]

• Pediomelum subacaule (Torr. & A. Gray) Rydb.
  Common Name: whiterim scurfpea, Indian breadroot
  Synonyms:
  

         • Psoralea subacaulis Torr. & Gray

         • Psoralea subacaulis Torr. & Gray

Phaseolus - [maps | photos]

• Phaseolus polystachios (L.) B.S.P.
  Common Name: thicket bean

Pueraria - [maps | photos]

• Pueraria montana (Lour.) Merr. var. lobata * (Willd.) Maesen & S. Almeida
  Common Name: kudzu
  Synonyms:
  

         • Pueraria lobata (Willd.) Ohwi

Rhynchosia - [maps | photos]

• Rhynchosia difformis (Ell.) DC.
  Common Name: doubleform snoutbean

• Rhynchosia latifolia Nutt. ex Torr. & A. Gray (TN Endangered -Possibly Extirpated)
  Common Name: prairie snoutbean

• Rhynchosia reniformis DC.
  Common Name: dollarleaf

• Rhynchosia tomentosa (L.) Hook. & Arn.
  Common Name: twining snoutbean

Robinia - [maps | photos]

• Robinia hispida L.
  Common Name: bristly locust

• Robinia pseudoacacia L.
  NWI R2 TN: Obligate Upland
  Common Name: black locust

Securigera - [maps | photos]

• Securigera varia * (L.) Lass.
  Common Name: crown vetch
  Synonyms:
  

         • Coronilla varia L.

Senna - [maps | photos]

• Senna hebecarpa (Fernald) Irwin & Barneby
  NWI R2 TN: Facultative +
  Common Name: American senna
  Synonyms:
  

         • Cassia hebecarpa Fern.

• Senna marilandica (L.) Link
  NWI R2 TN: Facultative
  Common Name: Maryland senna
  Synonyms:
  

         • Cassia marilandica L.

• Senna obtusifolia * (L.) Irwin & Barneby
  Common Name: Java-bean
  Synonyms:
  

         • Cassia tora auct. non L.

         • Cassia obtusifolia L.

Sesbania - [maps | photos]

• Sesbania exaltata (Raf.) Rydb. ex A.W. Hill
  NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland -
  Common Name: river hemp

Strophostyles - [maps | photos]

• Strophostyles helvola (L.) Ell.
  NWI R2 TN: Facultative
  Common Name: trailing fuzzy bean

• Strophostyles leiosperma (Torr. & A. Gray) Piper
  Common Name: slickseed fuzzy bean

• Strophostyles umbellata (Muhl. ex Willd.) Britton
  NWI R2 TN: Facultative -
  Common Name: pink fuzzy bean

Stylosanthes - [maps | photos]

• Stylosanthes biflora (L.) B.S.P.
  Common Name: sidebeak pencil flower

Tephrosia - [maps | photos]

• Tephrosia spicata (Walt.) Torr. & A. Gray
  Common Name: spiked hoary pea

• Tephrosia virginiana (L.) Pers.
  Common Name: Virginia tephrosia

Thermopsis - [maps | photos]

• Thermopsis fraxinifolia Nutt. ex M.A. Curtis (TN Threatened)
  Common Name: ashleaf golden banner
  Synonyms:
  

         • Thermopsis mollis (Michx.) M.A. Curtis ex Gray var. fraxinifolia (Nutt. ex M.A. Curtis) Isely

• Thermopsis mollis (Michx.) M.A. Curtis ex A. Gray (TN Special Concern)
  Common Name: Allegheny Mountain golden banner
  Synonyms:
  

         • Thermopsis hugeri (Small) Small

• Thermopsis villosa (Walter) Fernald & B.G. Schub.
  Synonyms:
  

         • Thermopsis caroliniana M.A. Curtis

Trifolium - [maps | photos]

• Trifolium arvense * L.
  Common Name: rabbitfoot clover

• Trifolium aureum * Pollich
  Common Name: golden clover
  Synonyms:
  

         • Trifolium agrarium L.

• Trifolium calcaricum J.L. Collins & Wieboldt (TN Endangered)
  Common Name: running glade clover

• Trifolium campestre * Schreb.
  Common Name: field clover
  Synonyms:
  

         • Trifolium procumbens L.

• Trifolium dubium * Sibth.
  NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland -
  Common Name: suckling clover

• Trifolium hirtum * All.
  Common Name: rose clover

• Trifolium hybridum * L.
  NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
  Common Name: alsike clover

• Trifolium incarnatum * L.
  Common Name: crimson clover

• Trifolium lappaceum * L.
  Common Name: burdock clover

• Trifolium nigrescens * Viv.
  Common Name: small white clover

• Trifolium pratense * L.
  NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland -
  Common Name: red clover

• Trifolium reflexum L. (TN Endangered)
  Common Name: buffalo clover

• Trifolium repens * L.
  NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
  Common Name: white clover

• Trifolium resupinatum * L.
  NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
  Common Name: reversed clover

• Trifolium vesiculosum * Savi
  Common Name: arrowleaf clover

Vicia - [maps | photos]

• Vicia caroliniana Walter
  NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
  Common Name: Carolina vetch

• Vicia grandiflora * Scop.
  Common Name: large yellow vetch

• Vicia hirsuta * (L.) Gray
  Common Name: tiny vetch

• Vicia minutiflora F.G. Dietr.
  NWI R2 TN: Facultative
  Common Name: pygmyflower vetch

• Vicia sativa L. ssp. nigra * (L.) Ehrh.
  NWI R2 TN: Facultative Upland
  Common Name: garden vetch
  Synonyms:
  

         • Vicia angustifolia L.

• Vicia tetrasperma * (L.) Schreb.
  Common Name: lentil vetch

• Vicia villosa Roth ssp. varia * (Host) Corb.
  Common Name: winter vetch
  Synonyms:
  

         • Vicia dasycarpa Ten.

• Vicia villosa Roth ssp. villosa *
  Common Name: winter vetch

Wisteria - [maps | photos]

• Wisteria floribunda * (Willd.) DC.
  Common Name: Japanese wisteria
  Synonyms:
  

         • Rehsonia floribunda (Willd.) Stritch

• Wisteria frutescens (L.) Poir.
  NWI R2 TN: Facultative Wetland
  Common Name: American wisteria
  Synonyms:
  

         • Kraunhia macrostachya (Torr. & Gray) Small

• Wisteria sinensis * (Sims) DC.
  Common Name: Chinese wisteria

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*Non-native taxon known to be naturalized in Tennessee

All names & statuses follow the Guide to the Vascular Plants of Tennessee (2015).
Click here for a description of rare, threatened, or endangered (RTE) status & National Wetland Indicator (NWI) status.

If you have any questions or comments, please contact Dr. Jessica M. Budke or Margaret Oliver.