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Fabaceae

Family · 61 species with a result in Ohio

61 species

Albizia 1

Persian silk tree (Albizia julibrissin)Persian silk treeAlbizia julibrissinPhoto © Andrew Butko · CC BY-SA 4.0Early June to late October, middle week Aug 2–8

Amorpha 1

false indigo bush (Amorpha fruticosa)false indigo bushAmorpha fruticosaPhoto © Susan Elliott · CC BY-NC 4.0

Amphicarpaea 1

American hog-peanut (Amphicarpaea bracteata)American hog-peanutAmphicarpaea bracteataPhoto © Suzanne Cadwell · CC BY-NC 4.0Late May to early October, middle week Aug 30 – Sep 5

Apios 1

American groundnut (Apios americana)American groundnutApios americanaPhoto © lterrill · CC BY-NC 4.0Early June to mid-September, middle week Aug 16–22

Baptisia 3

tall blue wild indigo (Baptisia australis)tall blue wild indigoBaptisia australisPhoto © Joseph D Kurtz · CC BY 4.0Early May to mid-September, middle week Jun 7–13prairie false indigoBaptisia lacteaLate May to mid-September, middle week Jul 5–11eastern wild indigo (Baptisia tinctoria)eastern wild indigoBaptisia tinctoriaPhoto © bendingtree · CC BY-NC 4.0

Cercis 1

eastern redbud (Cercis canadensis)eastern redbudCercis canadensisPhoto © uwuowoeweawaiwi · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown

Chamaecrista 2

partridge pea (Chamaecrista fasciculata)partridge peaChamaecrista fasciculataPhoto © Fritz Flohr Reynolds · CC BY-SA 4.0Mid-July to early October, middle week Aug 16–22sensitive pea (Chamaecrista nictitans)sensitive peaChamaecrista nictitansPhoto no rights reserved, uploaded by 葉子 · CC0 1.0

Cladrastis 1

Kentucky yellowwood (Cladrastis kentukea)Kentucky yellowwoodCladrastis kentukeaPhoto © Carrie Seltzer · CC BY 4.0

Coronilla 1

Coronilla variaCoronilla variaCoronilla variaPhoto © Jerry Oldenettel · CC BY-NC-SA 4.0Early May to late September, middle week Jun 28 – Jul 4

Dalea 1

purple prairie clover (Dalea purpurea)purple prairie cloverDalea purpureaPhoto © dleaon1 · CC BY-NC 4.0

Desmodium 4

showy tick-trefoil (Desmodium canadense)showy tick-trefoilDesmodium canadensePhoto © Mark Kluge · CC BY-NC 4.0Late June to late August, middle week Aug 2–8hoary tick-trefoil (Desmodium canescens)hoary tick-trefoilDesmodium canescensPhoto © Fritzflohrreynolds · CC BY-SA 4.0Mid-July to early September, middle week Aug 9–15panicled ticktrefoil (Desmodium paniculatum)panicled ticktrefoilDesmodium paniculatumPhoto © Matthew Hammond · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-June to mid-September, middle week Aug 16–22tall tick-trefoil (Desmodium glabellum)tall tick-trefoilDesmodium glabellumPhoto © ThePrairiePreacher · CC BY-NC 4.0Late July to late August, middle week Aug 16–22

Gleditsia 1

honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos)honey locustGleditsia triacanthosPhoto © dd_ruff · CC BY-NC 4.0

Gymnocladus 1

Kentucky coffeetree (Gymnocladus dioicus)Kentucky coffeetreeGymnocladus dioicusPhoto © Joey Thompson · CC BY-NC 4.0

Hylodesmum 2

pointed-leaved tick-trefoil (Hylodesmum glutinosum)pointed-leaved tick-trefoilHylodesmum glutinosumPhoto © Fritz Flohr Reynolds · CC BY-SA 4.0Mid-June to late August, middle week Jul 12–18naked-flowered tick-trefoil (Hylodesmum nudiflorum)naked-flowered tick-trefoilHylodesmum nudiflorumPhoto © Nate Hartley · CC BY-NC 4.0Late June to late August, middle week Jul 19–25

Kummerowia 1

Japanese Clover (Kummerowia striata)Japanese CloverKummerowia striataPhoto no rights reserved, uploaded by 葉子 · CC0 1.0Late June to mid-September, middle week Aug 23–29

Lathyrus 4

marsh pea (Lathyrus palustris)marsh peaLathyrus palustrisPhoto © Kari Pihlaviita · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-May to early August, middle week Jun 21–27broad-leaved sweet pea (Lathyrus latifolius)broad-leaved sweet peaLathyrus latifoliusPhoto © John Brew · CC BY 4.0Early June to mid-September, middle week Jul 12–18Narrow-leaved Everlasting-pea (Lathyrus sylvestris)Narrow-leaved Everlasting-peaLathyrus sylvestrisPhoto © pattyw · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-June to early August, middle week Jul 12–18seaside pea (Lathyrus japonicus)seaside peaLathyrus japonicusPhoto © Joelle Morris · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown

Lespedeza 7

hairy lespedeza (Lespedeza hirta)hairy lespedezaLespedeza hirtaPhoto © Daniel Folds · CC BY-NC 4.0Late May to mid-October, middle week Aug 9–15violet bush clover (Lespedeza violacea)violet bush cloverLespedeza violaceaPhoto © Tom Murray · CC BY-NC 4.0Late June to mid-September, middle week Aug 23–29Chinese bushclover (Lespedeza cuneata)Chinese bushcloverLespedeza cuneataPhoto © Roberto R. Calderón · CC BY-NC 4.0Early June to late October, middle week Aug 30 – Sep 5round-headed bush clover (Lespedeza capitata)round-headed bush cloverLespedeza capitataPhoto © Sadie Hickey · CC BY-NC 4.0slender bush clover (Lespedeza virginica)slender bush cloverLespedeza virginicaPhoto © Erin Haase · CC BY-NC 4.0trailing lespedeza (Lespedeza procumbens)trailing lespedezaLespedeza procumbensPhoto © Doug McGrady · CC BY 4.0No season shownviolet bush clover (Lespedeza frutescens)violet bush cloverLespedeza frutescensPhoto © Erin Haase · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shown

Lotus 2

bird's-foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus)bird's-foot trefoilLotus corniculatusPhoto © Andreas Rockstein · CC BY-SA 4.0Mid-May to mid-September, middle week Jun 28 – Jul 4narrow-leaf bird's-foot trefoil (Lotus tenuis)narrow-leaf bird's-foot trefoilLotus tenuisPhoto © Stacey K. · CC BY-NC 4.0Late May to late August, middle week Jul 5–11

Lupinus 2

Large-leaved lupine (Lupinus polyphyllus)Large-leaved lupineLupinus polyphyllusPhoto © David McCorquodale · CC BY-NC 4.0Sundial Lupine (Lupinus perennis)Sundial LupineLupinus perennisPhoto © Ted Gilliland · CC BY-NC 4.0

Medicago 2

Black Medick (Medicago lupulina)Black MedickMedicago lupulinaPhoto © Douglas Goldman · CC BY-SA 4.0Late April to late September, middle week Jun 7–13Alfalfa (Medicago sativa)AlfalfaMedicago sativaPhoto © Wolfgang Bacher · CC BY-NC 4.0Early June to late August, middle week Jul 5–11

Melilotus 2

Yellow Sweetclover (Melilotus officinalis)Yellow SweetcloverMelilotus officinalisPhoto © Jay Pruett · CC BY 4.0Late May to early August, middle week Jun 14–20White Sweetclover (Melilotus albus)White SweetcloverMelilotus albusPhoto © Anton Gjeldum · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-June to mid-September, middle week Jul 12–18

Orbexilum 1

French-grass (Orbexilum onobrychis)French-grassOrbexilum onobrychisPhoto © imanaturenerd · CC BY-NC 4.0Late June to early August, middle week Jul 5–11

Pueraria 1

kudzu (Pueraria montana)kudzuPueraria montanaPhoto © 方伊琳(阿鈣) · CC BY-NC 4.0

Robinia 2

black locust (Robinia pseudoacacia)black locustRobinia pseudoacaciaPhoto © Eric Koberle · CC BY-NC 4.0No season shownBristly locust (Robinia hispida)Bristly locustRobinia hispidaPhoto © ThePrairiePreacher · CC BY-NC 4.0

Senna 2

American senna (Senna hebecarpa)American sennaSenna hebecarpaPhoto © Mark Kluge · CC BY-NC 4.0Mid-July to mid-October, middle week Aug 9–15Maryland senna (Senna marilandica)Maryland sennaSenna marilandicaPhoto © mayfly1963 · CC BY 4.0

Strophostyles 1

trailing fuzzy-bean (Strophostyles helvola)trailing fuzzy-beanStrophostyles helvolaPhoto © Ken Rosenthal · CC BY-NC 4.0Early August to early October, middle week Aug 23–29

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Missing records do not mean a species is absent.