Malheur Experiment Station

Legume or Pea

Legume or Pea

Latin: Leguminosae

Plants in the Legume or Pea Family by Scientific Name

Amorpha fruticosa Common Names indigo bush, false indigo Family Legume or Pea Flower Color Purple Plant Type Shrub - Tree Native Yes Weed Yes

Astragalus curvicarpus Common Names curvepod milkvetch, sickle milkvetch Family Legume or Pea Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Herb Location Along the Snake River between Anex and Farewell Bend, OR Native Yes Weed No

Astragalus filipes Common Names threadstalk milkvetch, basalt milkvetch Family Legume or Pea Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed Yes

Astragalus mulfordiae Common Names Mulford's milkvetch Family Legume or Pea Flower Color Purple, white Plant Type Herb Native Yes Weed No

Dalea ornata Common Names Blue Mountain prairie clover, Western prairie clover Family Legume or Pea Flower Color Pink, purple Plant Type Herb Native Yes Weed No

Dalea searlsiae Common Names Searl's prairie clover Family Legume or Pea Flower Color Purple Plant Type Forb

Glycyrrhiza lepidota Common Names wild licorice Family Legume or Pea Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed Yes

Lathyrus nevadensis Common Names Sierra peavine, Sierra pea Family Legume or Pea Flower Color White Location Council, ID Native Yes

Lathyrus pauciflorus Common Names few-flowered peavine, fewflower pea Family Legume or Pea Flower Color Purple Plant Type Vine Elevation 3800' Location Jenkins Rd. north of Weiser ID, Mann Creek, ID Native Yes Weed No

Lathyrus rigidus Common Names bushy peavine Family Legume or Pea Flower Color White Plant Type Vine Native Yes Weed No

Lotus corniculatus Common Names bird's-foot trefoil Family Legume or Pea Flower Color Brilliant Yellow Location Annex, OR Native No Weed No

Lupinus arbustus Common Names spur lupine Family Legume or Pea Flower Color Yellow, white, purple Plant Type Shrub Native Yes Weed No

Lupinus caudatus Common Names kellogg spurred lupine Family Legume or Pea Flower Color White-pale pink Plant Type Herb Native Yes Weed No

Melilotus alba Common Names white sweetclover Family Legume or Pea Flower Color White Plant Type Forb Introduced Yes

Melilotus officinalis Common Names yellow sweetclover Family Legume or Pea Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Herb Introduced Yes Weed Yes

Thermopsis montana Common Names golden pea Family Legume or Pea Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Herb Short Description Not palatable to livestock Location McCall, ID Native Yes Weed No

Trifolium fragiferum Common Names strawberry clover Family Legume or Pea Flower Color Light Pink Plant Type Forb Introduced Yes Weed No

Trifolium macrocephalum Common Names big-head clover, largehead clover Family Legume or Pea Flower Color Pink and Yellowish Plant Type Forb Elevation 2400' Location Mann Creek, ID Native Yes Weed No

Trifolium pratense Common Names red clover Family Legume or Pea Flower Color Pink Plant Type Herb Location McCall, ID Native No Weed No

Trifolium repens. Common Names white clover, ladino clover, Dutch clover Family Legume or Pea Flower Color White Location Rome, OR Native No Weed No