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ACCEPTED NAME
COMMON NAME
PHYLUM MAGNOLIOPHYTA (ANGIOSPERMS)
FABACEAE (Leguminosae, nom. alt.)
 
Amorpha canescens lead plant
Amorpha fruticosa false indigo
Amorpha nana dwarf wild indigo
Amphicarpaea bracteata hog peanut
Apios americana ground-nut
Astragalus agrestis field milk-vetch
Astragalus barrii Barr orophaca
Astragalus bisulcatus two-grooved milk-vetch
Astragalus bodinii Bodin milk-vetch
Astragalus canadensis Canada milk-vetch
Astragalus ceramicus v. filifolius painted milk-vetch
Astragalus cicer, 1977 chickpea milk-vetch;1977
Astragalus crassicarpus ground-plum
Astragalus drummondii Drummond milk-vetch
Astragalus flexuosus pliant milk-vetch
Astragalus gilviflorus plains orophaca
Astragalus gracilis slender milk-vetch
Astragalus hyalinus summer orophaca
Astragalus kentrophyta Nuttall's kentrophyta
Astragalus laxmanii v. robustior standing milk-vetch
Astragalus lotiflorus lotus milk-vetch
Astragalus missouriensis Missouri milk-vetch
Astragalus mollissimus wooly locoweed
Astragalus pectinatus tine-leaf milk-vetch
Astragalus plattensis Platte River milk-vetch
Astragalus racemosus alkali milk-vetch
Astragalus sericoleucus silky orphaca
Astragalus shortianus Short's milk-vetch
Astragalus spatulatus draba milk-vetch
Astragalus tenellus pulse milk-vetch
Baptisia alba v. macrophylla white wild-indigo
Baptisia australis v. australis plains wild-indigo
Baptisia australis v. minor plains wild-indigo
Baptisia bracteata v. leucophaea white wild-indigo
Caragana arborescens Siberian pea-shrub
Crotalaria sagittalis, 1873 rattlebox; 1873
Dalea aurea golden dalea
Dalea candida v. candida white prairie-clover
Dalea candida v. oligophylla white prairie-clover
Dalea cylindriceps large-spike prairie-clover
Dalea enneandra nine-anther dalea
Dalea leporina hare's-foot dalea
Dalea multiflora round-head prairie-clover
Dalea purpurea v. arenicola purple prairie-clover
Dalea purpurea v. purpurea purple prairie-clover
Dalea villosa silky prairie-clover
Desmodium canadense Canada tick-clover
Desmodium canescens hoary tick-clover
Desmodium cuspidatum long-leaf tick-clover
Desmodium glutinosum large-flower tick-clover
Desmodium illinoense Illinois tick-clover
Desmodium paniculatum panicled tick-clover
Desmodium perplexum perplexing tick-clover
Desmodium sessilifolium sessile-leaf tick-clover
Galega officinalis, 1935 goat's-rue; 1935
Glycine max soybean
Glycyrrhiza lepidota wild licorice
Kummerowia stipulacea, 1969 Korean lespedeza; 1969
Lathyrus latifolius, 1895 perennial sweetpea; 1895
Lathyrus ochroleucus yellow vetchling
Lathyrus palustris marsh vetchling
Lathyrus polymorphus v. incanus hoary vetchling
Lathyrus polymorphus v. polymorphus hoary vetchling
Lathyrus tuberosus, 1967 tuberous vetchling; 1967
Lespedeza capitata round-head lespedeza
Lespedeza cuneata, 1974 Chinese bush-clover, sericea lespedeza; 1974
Lespedeza violacea prairie lespedeza
Lotus corniculatus, 1974 bird's-foot trefoil; 1974
Lotus purshianus prairie trefoil
Lotus tenuis, 1971 narrow-leaf trefoil, 1971
Lupinus argenteus v. argenteus silvery lupine
Lupinus argenteus v. argophyllus silvery lupine
Lupinus plattensis Platte lupine
Lupinus pusillus small lupine
Medicago lupulina, 1873 black medick; 1873
Medicago sativa ssp. falcata alfalfa
Medicago sativa ssp. sativa alfalfa; 1887
Melilotus albus, 1888 white sweet-clover; 1888
Melilotus officinalis, 1885 yellow sweet-clover;1885
Oxytropis lambertii purple locoweed
Oxytropis multiceps dwarf locoweed, Nuttall's oxytrope
Oxytropis sericea white locoweed
Pediomelum argophyllum silver-leaf scurf-pea
Pediomelum cuspidatum tall-bread scurf-pea
Pediomelum digitatum palm-leaf scurf-pea
Pediomelum esculentum breadroot scurf-pea, Indian breadroot, prairie turnip
Pediomelum hypogaeum little breadroot scurf-pea
Pediomelum linearifolium slimleaf scurf-pea
Psoralidium lanceolatum lemon scurf-pea, lance-leaf scurf-pea
Psoralidium tenuiflorum slender-flower scurf-pea, wild-alfalfa
Pueraria montana v. lobata, 1992 kudzu; 1992, now extirpated
Robinia hispida, 1990 rose-acacia; 1990
Robinia pseudoacacia black locust
Securigera varia, 1960s crown vetch; 1960s
Sophora nuttalliana silky sophora, white loco
Strophostyles helvola wild bean
Strophostyles leiosperma slick-seed wild bean
Tephrosia virginiana goat's-rue
Thermopsis rhombifolia buck bean, golden pea,
golden banner, false lupine
Trifolium campestre, 1974 low hop clover; 1974
Trifolium fragiferum, 1963 strawberry clover; 1963
Trifolium hybridum, 1888 Alsike clover; 1888
Trifolium incarnatum crimson clover
Trifolium pratense, 1892 red clover; 1892
Trifolium reflexum buffalo clover
Trifolium repens, 1873 white clover, ladino clover; 1873
Vicia americana v. americana American vetch, peavine
Vicia americana v. minor American vetch, peavine
Vicia villosa v. glabrescens hairy vetch, winter vetch
  Vicia villosa v. villosa hairy vetch, winter vetch

Year of first collection is given for most introduced species.

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