Malheur Experiment Station

Legume or Pea

Legume or Pea

Latin: Leguminosae

Plants in the Legume or Pea Family by Common Name

basalt milkvetch Scientific Name Astragalus filipes Family Legume or Pea Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed Yes

big-head clover Scientific Name Trifolium macrocephalum Family Legume or Pea Flower Color Pink and Yellowish Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed No

bird\'s-foot trefoil Scientific Name Lotus corniculatus Family Legume or Pea

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

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

curvepod milkvetch Scientific Name Astragalus curvicarpus Family Legume or Pea Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Herb Native Yes Weed No

false indigo Scientific Name Amorpha fruticosa Family Legume or Pea Flower Color Purple Plant Type Shrub - Tree Native Yes Weed Yes

few-flowered peavine Scientific Name Lathyrus pauciflorus Family Legume or Pea Flower Color Purple Plant Type Vine Native Yes Weed No

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

indigo bush Scientific Name Amorpha fruticosa Family Legume or Pea Flower Color Purple Plant Type Shrub - Tree Native Yes Weed Yes

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

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

red clover Scientific Name Trifolium pratense Family Legume or Pea Flower Color Pink Plant Type Herb Location McCall Native No Weed No

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

sickle milkvetch Scientific Name Astragalus curvicarpus Family Legume or Pea Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Herb Native Yes Weed No

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

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

threadstalk milkvetch Scientific Name Astragalus filipes Family Legume or Pea Flower Color Yellow Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed Yes

Western prairie clover Scientific Name Dalea ornata Family Legume or Pea Flower Color Pink, purple Plant Type Herb Native Yes Weed No

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

wild licorice Scientific Name Glycyrrhiza lepidota Family Legume or Pea Plant Type Forb Native Yes Weed Yes

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