List of Peas of Montana
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There are at least 174 members of the Pea order: Fabales
Fabales
Fabales is an order of flowering plants. It is included in the rosid group of the eudicots in the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group II classification system...

 found in Montana
Montana
Montana is a state in the Western United States. The western third of Montana contains numerous mountain ranges. Smaller, "island ranges" are found in the central third of the state, for a total of 77 named ranges of the Rocky Mountains. This geographical fact is reflected in the state's name,...

. Some of these species are exotics
Introduced species
An introduced species — or neozoon, alien, exotic, non-indigenous, or non-native species, or simply an introduction, is a species living outside its indigenous or native distributional range, and has arrived in an ecosystem or plant community by human activity, either deliberate or accidental...

 (not native to Montana) and some species have been designated as Species of Concern.
  • Alfalfa, Medicago sativa
  • Alpine Milkvetch
    Astragalus alpinus
    Astragalus alpinus is a species of flowering plant in the legume family known by the common name alpine milkvetch. It has a circumpolar distribution, occurring throughout the upper latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere. It is widespread in Eurasia...

    , Astragalus alpinus
  • Alsike Clover
    Trifolium hybridum
    Trifolium hybridum, alsike clover, is a plant species of the genus Trifolium in the pea family Fabaceae. The stalked, pale pink or whitish flower head grows from the leaf axils, and the trifoliate leaves are unmarked. The plant is tall, and is found in fields and on roadsides – it is also...

    , Trifolium hybridum
  • American Bird's-foot Trefoil, Lotus unifoliolatus
  • American Milkvetch, Astragalus americanus
  • American Purple Vetch
    Vicia americana
    Vicia americana is a species of legume in the vetch genus known by the common names American vetch and purple vetch. It includes a subspecies known as mat vetch. It is a climbing perennial forb that grows from both taproot and rhizome. The leaves are each made up of oblong leaflets and have...

    , Vicia americana
  • American Vetch
    Vicia americana
    Vicia americana is a species of legume in the vetch genus known by the common names American vetch and purple vetch. It includes a subspecies known as mat vetch. It is a climbing perennial forb that grows from both taproot and rhizome. The leaves are each made up of oblong leaflets and have...

    , Vicia americana ssp. americana
  • Apline Sweet-vetch
    Hedysarum alpinum
    Hedysarum alpinum is a species of flowering plant in the legume family known by the common name alpine sweetvetch. It has a circumpolar distribution, occurring throughout the northern latitudes of the Northern Hemisphere...

    , Hedysarum alpinum
  • Barr's Milkvetch, Astragalus barrii
  • Beckwith's Clover
    Trifolium beckwithii
    Trifolium beckwithii is a species of clover known by the common name Beckwith's clover. It is native to the western and central United States from California and Oregon to Montana and South Dakota, where it grows in several types of habitat, including mountain meadows. It is a perennial herb...

    , Trifolium beckwithii
  • Bent Milkvetch, Astragalus inflexus
  • Bent-flowered Milkvetch, Astragalus vexilliflexus
  • Bessey's Locoweed, Oxytropis besseyi
  • Bessey's Locoweed, Oxytropis besseyi var. fallax
  • Bessey's Locoweed, Oxytropis besseyi var. ventosa
  • Bessey's Locoweed, Oxytropis besseyi var. besseyi
  • Bigleaf Lupine
    Lupinus polyphyllus
    Lupinus polyphyllus is a species of lupine native to western North America from southern Alaska and British Columbia east to Alberta and western Wyoming, and south to Utah and California...

    , Lupinus polyphyllus
  • Bitterroot Milkvetch
    Astragalus scaphoides
    - Astragalus scaphoides :Astragalus scaphoides , is a flowering plant in the family Fabaceae, found only in a small area of southwest Montana and adjacent parts Idaho. It grows in shallow, south facing slopes, in semi-arid sage scrub.Astragalus scaphoides is a perennial herbaceous plant, with...

    , Astragalus scaphoides
  • Black Locust, Robinia pseudoacacia
  • Black Medic
    Medicago lupulina
    Medicago lupulina is a summer annual or perennial plant usually considered a weed. It has a tap root. Like other legumes, it has three leaflets; its center leaflet is on a separate petiole...

    , Medicago lupulina
  • Bladder-vetch
    Sphaerophysa salsula
    Sphaerophysa salsula is a species of flowering plant in the legume family known by the common names alkali swainsonpea, Austrian peaweed, and red bladder-vetch. It is native to Asia but it is known in many other parts of the world as an introduced species and often a noxious weed...

    , Sphaerophysa salsula
  • Blue Nodding Locoweed, Oxytropis deflexa var. sericea
  • Boreal Locoweed, Oxytropis borealis
  • Boreal Sweet-vetch, Hedysarum boreale
  • Bourgeau's Milkvetch, Astragalus bourgovii
  • Broad-keeled Milkvetch
    Astragalus platytropis
    Astragalus platytropis is a species of milkvetch known by the common name broadkeel milkvetch. It is native to the western United States from Montana to California, where it lives at high elevation in alpine and subalpine plant communities. This is a very small perennial milkvetch which forms a...

    , Astragalus platytropis
  • Broad-leaf Peavine, Lathyrus latifolius
  • Browse Milkvetch, Astragalus cibarius
  • Burke's Lupine
    Lupinus polyphyllus
    Lupinus polyphyllus is a species of lupine native to western North America from southern Alaska and British Columbia east to Alberta and western Wyoming, and south to Utah and California...

    , Lupinus polyphyllus var. burkei
  • Canadian Milkvetch
    Astragalus canadensis
    Astragalus canadensis is a common and widespread member of the milkvetch genus in the legume family, known commonly as Canadian milkvetch. The plant is found throughout Canada and the United States in many habitats including wetlands, woodlands, and prairies...

    , Astragalus canadensis
  • Canadian Milkvetch
    Astragalus canadensis
    Astragalus canadensis is a common and widespread member of the milkvetch genus in the legume family, known commonly as Canadian milkvetch. The plant is found throughout Canada and the United States in many habitats including wetlands, woodlands, and prairies...

    , Astragalus canadensis var. canadensis
  • Chickpea Milkvetch
    Astragalus cicer
    Native to Eastern Europe, the cicer milkvetch, Astragalus cicer – popularized and subsequently transported to areas in Southern Europe, North America, and South America – is a perennial angiosperm , or a plant that commonly lives for two or more years. Cicer milkvetch exhibits legume-like...

    , Astragalus cicer
  • Columbia Locoweed
    Oxytropis campestris
    Oxytropis campestris is a plant native to the Northwestern United States and all Canada, sometimes grown as an ornamental plant.It is found in prairies, woods, and meadows, and prefers gravelly and rocky slopes, where it grows most abundantly. The plant has numerous...

    , Oxytropis campestris var. columbiana
  • Common Crown-vetch, Coronilla varia
  • Common Sainfoin
    Onobrychis viciifolia
    Onobrychis viciifolia is a species of legume known by the common name sainfoin; other species in genus Onobrychis may be known by this name as well. Other common names for this species include esparcet and pipirigallo. This is a perennial herb which is native to Eurasia, but it is widely cultivated...

    , Onobrychis viciifolia
  • Cup Clover
    Trifolium cyathiferum
    Trifolium cyathiferum is a species of clover known by the common names cup clover and bowl clover. This species occurs in the western part of North America, its distribution extending from Alaska and northern Canada to California, Utah, and Montana...

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    Trifolium cyathiferum
  • Cusick's Locoweed
    Oxytropis campestris
    Oxytropis campestris is a plant native to the Northwestern United States and all Canada, sometimes grown as an ornamental plant.It is found in prairies, woods, and meadows, and prefers gravelly and rocky slopes, where it grows most abundantly. The plant has numerous...

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    Oxytropis campestris var. cusickii
  • Depressed Lupine
    Lupinus argenteus
    Lupinus argenteus is a species of lupine known by the common name silvery lupine. It is native to much of western North America from the southwestern Canadian provinces to the southwestern and midwestern United States, where it grows in several types of habitat, including sagebrush, grassland, and...

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    Lupinus argenteus var. depressus
  • Don Meadow Milkvetch
    Astragalus agrestis
    Astragalus agrestis is a species of milkvetch known by the common names purple milkvetch, purple loco, and field milkvetch. It is native to much of western and northern North America from most of Canada to the southwestern United States, as well as eastern Asia...

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    Astragalus agrestis
  • Drummond's Milkvetch, Astragalus drummondii
  • Dwarf Clover, Trifolium nanum
  • Earth-nut Peavine
    Lathyrus tuberosus
    Lathyrus tuberosus, also known as the Tuberous Pea, Tuberous Vetchling, Earthnut Pea, or Aardaker, is a small, climbing perennial plant, native in moist temperate parts of Europe and Western Asia....

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    Lathyrus tuberosus
  • Few-flowered Scurfpea, Psoralidium tenuiflorum
  • Field Locoweed
    Oxytropis campestris
    Oxytropis campestris is a plant native to the Northwestern United States and all Canada, sometimes grown as an ornamental plant.It is found in prairies, woods, and meadows, and prefers gravelly and rocky slopes, where it grows most abundantly. The plant has numerous...

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    Oxytropis campestris
  • Flat Pea
    Lathyrus sylvestris
    Lathyrus sylvestris or Narrow-leaved Everlasting-pea is a plant species of the genus Lathyrus....

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    Lathyrus sylvestris
  • Flexible Milkvetch, Astragalus flexuosus
  • Freckled Milkvetch
    Astragalus lentiginosus
    Astragalus lentiginosus is a species of legume known by the common names spotted locoweed and freckled milkvetch. It is native to western North America where it grows in many habitat types. There are a great number of wild varieties of this species, and they vary in appearance...

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    Astragalus lentiginosus
  • Garden Bird's-foot-trefoil
    Lotus corniculatus
    Lotus corniculatus is a common flowering plant native to grassland temperate Eurasia and North Africa. The common name is Bird's-foot Trefoil , though the common name is often also applied to other members of the genus...

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    Lotus corniculatus
  • Geyer's Milkvetch, Astragalus geyeri
  • Gray's Milkvetch, Astragalus grayi
  • Ground Milkvetch, Astragalus chamaeleuce
  • Groundplum Milkvetch, Astragalus crassicarpus
  • Groundplum Milkvetch, Astragalus crassicarpus var. crassicarpus
  • Groundplum Milkvetch, Astragalus crassicarpus var. paysonii
  • Hare's-foot Locoweed, Oxytropis lagopus
  • Hare's-foot Locoweed, Oxytropis lagopus var. atropurpurea
  • Hare's-foot Locoweed, Oxytropis lagopus var. conjugens
  • Hare's-foot Locoweed, Oxytropis lagopus var. lagopus
  • Hayden Clover, Trifolium haydenii
  • Hollyleaf Clover
    Trifolium gymnocarpon
    Trifolium gymnocarpon is a species of clover known by the common name hollyleaf clover. It is native to the western United States, where it can be found in many types of habitat, including sagebrush. It is a small perennial herb with stems spreading along the ground to form a flat mat or clump. The...

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    Trifolium gymnocarpon
  • Indian Milkvetch, Astragalus australis
  • Kellogg's Spurred Lupine, Lupinus caudatus
  • Kelsey's Milkvetch, Astragalus atropubescens
  • Lackschewitz' Milkvetch, Astragalus lackschewitzii
  • Lance-leaf Scurfpea
    Psoralidium lanceolatum
    Psoralidium lanceolatum is a species of flowering plant in the legume family known by the common names lemon scurfpea and lanceleaf scurfpea. It is native to western North America from central Canada to California to Texas, where it grows in sandy habitat, in sagebrush and alluvial plains...

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    Psoralidium lanceolatum
  • Large-bracted Scurf-pea
    Pediomelum cuspidatum
    Pediomelum cuspidatum is a perennial herb also known as the Buffalo Pea and the Tall-bread Scurf-pea. It is found on the black soil prairies in Texas. It has an inflorescence on stems 18-40 centimeters long arising from a subterranean stem and deep carrot-shaped root that is 4-15 cm long...

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    Pediomelum cuspidatum
  • Latah Tule Pea
    Lathyrus bijugatus
    Lathyrus bijugatus is a species of flowering plant in the legume family known by the common names drypark pea, pinewoods sweetpea, and Latah tule-pea...

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    Lathyrus bijugatus
  • Lead Plant
    Amorpha canescens
    Amorpha canescens is a 1–3 feet tall deciduous shrub in the Pea family that is native to North America. It has very small purple flowers which are grouped in racemes. The compound leaves of this plant appear leaden due to their dense hairiness...

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    Amorpha canescens
  • Least Bladdery Milkvetch, Astragalus microcystis
  • Lentil Vetch
    Vicia tetrasperma
    Vicia tetrasperma is a species from the large genus Vicia. This vetch is native to Europe, Asia, and North Africa, and it can be found on other continents as an introduced species.-External links:*******...

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    Vicia tetrasperma
  • Lesser Rushy Milkvetch, Astragalus convallarius
  • Little Indian Breadroot
    Pediomelum hypogaeum
    Pediomelum hypogaeum is a perennial herb also known as the Little Indian Breadroot. It is found on the black soil prairies in Texas.-Growth:...

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    Pediomelum hypogaeum
  • Lodgepole Lupine
    Lupinus argenteus
    Lupinus argenteus is a species of lupine known by the common name silvery lupine. It is native to much of western North America from the southwestern Canadian provinces to the southwestern and midwestern United States, where it grows in several types of habitat, including sagebrush, grassland, and...

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    Lupinus argenteus var. parviflorus
  • Long-spur Lupine
    Lupinus arbustus
    Lupinus arbustus is a species of lupine known by the common name longspur lupine. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California to Utah, where it grows in several types of habitat, including sagebrush and forests. This is a perennial herb growing erect to a maximum of 70...

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    Lupinus arbustus
  • Long-stalk Clover
    Trifolium longipes
    Trifolium longipes is a species of clover known by the common name longstalk clover. It is native to the western United States, where it occurs in many types of habitat. There are many subtaxa which occur in different regions and differ slightly in appearance...

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    Trifolium longipes
  • Loose-flower Milkvetch, Astragalus tenellus
  • Low Hop Clover, Trifolium campestre
  • Low Milkvetch, Astragalus lotiflorus
  • Mat Milkvetch
    Astragalus kentrophyta
    Astragalus kentrophyta is a species of milkvetch known by the common name spiny milkvetch. It is native to western North America from central to west Canada, to California, to New Mexico. It grows in rocky mountainous areas, such as the Sierra Nevada, and on plateaus.-Description:This perennial...

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    Astragalus kentrophyta var. tegetarius
  • Mat Vetch
    Vicia americana
    Vicia americana is a species of legume in the vetch genus known by the common names American vetch and purple vetch. It includes a subspecies known as mat vetch. It is a climbing perennial forb that grows from both taproot and rhizome. The leaves are each made up of oblong leaflets and have...

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    Vicia americana ssp. minor
  • Missouri Milkvetch
    Astragalus missouriensis
    Astragalus missouriensis is a species of flowering plant in the legume family known by the common name Missouri milkvetch. It is native to central North America, where it is common and widespread.-External links:**...

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    Astragalus missouriensis
  • Montana Locoweed, Oxytropis besseyi var. argophylla
  • Morton's Canadian Milkvetch
    Astragalus canadensis
    Astragalus canadensis is a common and widespread member of the milkvetch genus in the legume family, known commonly as Canadian milkvetch. The plant is found throughout Canada and the United States in many habitats including wetlands, woodlands, and prairies...

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    Astragalus canadensis var. mortonii
  • Mountain Goldenbanner
    Thermopsis montana
    Thermopsis montana is a plant species which is native of the western United States.-External links:**...

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    Thermopsis montana
  • Mountain Goldenbanner
    Thermopsis montana
    Thermopsis montana is a plant species which is native of the western United States.-External links:**...

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    Thermopsis montana var. montana
  • Narrowleaf Milkvetch, Astragalus pectinatus
  • Nine-anther prairie clover, Dalea enneandra
  • Nodding Locoweed, Oxytropis deflexa
  • Nodding Locoweed, Oxytropis deflexa var. foliolosa
  • Painted Milkvetch, Astragalus ceramicus var. apus
  • Painted Milkvetch, Astragalus ceramicus var. filifolius
  • Pale Vetchling Peavine, Lathyrus ochroleucus
  • Park Milkvetch, Astragalus leptaleus
  • Parry's Clover, Trifolium parryi
  • Parry's Locoweed, Oxytropis parryi
  • Platte River Milkvetch, Astragalus plattensis
  • Pomme-de-prairie, Pediomelum esculentum
  • Pottery Milkvetch, Astragalus ceramicus
  • Pretty Milkvetch, Astragalus eucosmus
  • Prostrate Milkvetch, Astragalus miser var. decumbens
  • Purple Locoweed
    Oxytropis lambertii
    Oxytropis lambertii is a species of flowering plant in the legume family known by several common names, including purple locoweed, woolly locoweed, and Lambert crazyweed.-Distribution:...

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    Oxytropis lambertii
  • Purple prairie clover
    Dalea purpurea
    Dalea purpurea is a species of flowering plant in the legume family known by the common name purple prairie clover, better written as "prairie-clover," in recognition of the fact that it is not a true clover...

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    Dalea purpurea
  • Pursh's Milkvetch
    Astragalus purshii
    Astragalus purshii is a species of milkvetch known by the common names woollypod milkvetch and Pursh's milkvetch. It is native to much of western North America, including the southwestern provinces of Canada and the northwestern United States, where it is known from many types of habitat...

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    Astragalus purshii
  • Pursh's Silky Lupine
    Lupinus sericeus
    Lupinus sericeus is a species of flowering plant in the legume family known by the common name silky lupine, or Pursh's silky lupine. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to Arizona and east to Alberta and Colorado....

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    Lupinus sericeus
  • Rabbit-foot Clover, Trifolium arvense
  • Raceme Milkvetch, Astragalus racemosus
  • Railhead Milkvetch, Astragalus terminalis
  • Rattle Milkvetch, Astragalus adsurgens
  • Red Clover, Trifolium pratense
  • Robbins' Milkvetch
    Astragalus robbinsii
    Astragalus robbinsii is a species of milkvetch known by the common name Robbins' milkvetch. It is native to North America, where it is widespread with several varieties originating from different regions....

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    Astragalus robbinsii
  • Roundleaf Thermopsis
    Thermopsis rhombifolia
    Thermopsis rhombifolia, also known as Golden Bean, Buffalo Bean, Wet Tooth, and Buffalo Flower, is a hardy perennial native to the North American plains....

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    Thermopsis rhombifolia
  • Ruby Valley Locoweed, Oxytropis riparia
  • Russian Milkvetch, Astragalus falcatus
  • Scotch Broom
    Cytisus scoparius
    Cytisus scoparius, the Common Broom and Scotch Broom, syn. Sarothamnus scoparius, is a perennial leguminous shrub native to western and central Europe,....

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    Cytisus scoparius
  • Short's Milkvetch, Astragalus shortianus
  • Shorttooth Canadian Milkvetch
    Astragalus canadensis
    Astragalus canadensis is a common and widespread member of the milkvetch genus in the legume family, known commonly as Canadian milkvetch. The plant is found throughout Canada and the United States in many habitats including wetlands, woodlands, and prairies...

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    Astragalus canadensis var. brevidens
  • Showy Locoweed, Oxytropis splendens
  • Siberian Peashrub
    Caragana arborescens
    Caragana arborescens, or Caragana or Siberian peashrub, is a species of legume. It is a perennial shrub growing to heights of 12 feet or more. Typically, it has a moderate to fast growth rate, being able to grow one to three feet during the first year after trimming. The plant is native to Siberia...

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    Caragana arborescens
  • Silky prairie clover, Dalea villosa
  • Silver-leaved Milkvetch, Astragalus argophyllus
  • Silvery Lupine
    Lupinus argenteus
    Lupinus argenteus is a species of lupine known by the common name silvery lupine. It is native to much of western North America from the southwestern Canadian provinces to the southwestern and midwestern United States, where it grows in several types of habitat, including sagebrush, grassland, and...

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    Lupinus argenteus
  • Silvery Lupine
    Lupinus argenteus
    Lupinus argenteus is a species of lupine known by the common name silvery lupine. It is native to much of western North America from the southwestern Canadian provinces to the southwestern and midwestern United States, where it grows in several types of habitat, including sagebrush, grassland, and...

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    Lupinus argenteus ssp. argenteus
  • Silvery Lupine
    Lupinus argenteus
    Lupinus argenteus is a species of lupine known by the common name silvery lupine. It is native to much of western North America from the southwestern Canadian provinces to the southwestern and midwestern United States, where it grows in several types of habitat, including sagebrush, grassland, and...

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    Lupinus argenteus ssp. rubricaulis
  • Silvery Scurfpea, Pediomelum argophyllum
  • Slender Goldenbanner
    Thermopsis montana
    Thermopsis montana is a plant species which is native of the western United States.-External links:**...

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    Thermopsis montana var. ovata
  • Slender Milkvetch, Astragalus gracilis
  • Slender Trefoil, Lotus tenuis
  • Small Lupine, Lupinus pusillus
  • Sodaville Milkvetch
    Astragalus lentiginosus
    Astragalus lentiginosus is a species of legume known by the common names spotted locoweed and freckled milkvetch. It is native to western North America where it grows in many habitat types. There are a great number of wild varieties of this species, and they vary in appearance...

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    Astragalus lentiginosus var. salinus
  • Spiny Milkvetch
    Astragalus kentrophyta
    Astragalus kentrophyta is a species of milkvetch known by the common name spiny milkvetch. It is native to western North America from central to west Canada, to California, to New Mexico. It grows in rocky mountainous areas, such as the Sierra Nevada, and on plateaus.-Description:This perennial...

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    Astragalus kentrophyta
  • Spiny Milkvetch
    Astragalus kentrophyta
    Astragalus kentrophyta is a species of milkvetch known by the common name spiny milkvetch. It is native to western North America from central to west Canada, to California, to New Mexico. It grows in rocky mountainous areas, such as the Sierra Nevada, and on plateaus.-Description:This perennial...

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    Astragalus kentrophyta var. kentrophyta
  • Spring Vetch, Vicia sativa
  • Stalked-pod Locoweed, Oxytropis podocarpa
  • Stemless-dwarf Lupine, Lupinus caespitosus
  • Strawberry-head Clover
    Trifolium fragiferum
    Trifolium fragiferum is a species of clover known by the common name strawberry clover. It is native to Europe, Asia, and parts of Africa. It is present in other places, such as sections of North America, as an introduced species. It is also cultivated as a cover crop and for hay and silage, as...

    , Trifolium fragiferum
  • Suckling Clover
    Trifolium dubium
    Trifolium dubium, the Lesser Hop Trefoil or suckling clover is a plant in the family Fabaceae. This species is generally accepted as the primary plant to represent the traditional Irish Shamrock....

    , Trifolium dubium
  • Summer Milkvetch, Astragalus hyalinus
  • Sweetwater Milkvetch, Astragalus aretioides
  • Threeleaf Milkvetch, Astragalus gilviflorus
  • Timber Milkvetch, Astragalus miser
  • Timber Milkvetch, Astragalus miser var. crispatus
  • Timber Milkvetch, Astragalus miser var. miser
  • Timber Milkvetch, Astragalus miser var. serotinus
  • Toothed Medic
    Medicago polymorpha
    Medicago polymorpha is a plant species of the genus Medicago. It is native to the Mediterranean basin but is found throughout the world. It forms a symbiotic relationship with the bacterium Sinorhizobium medicae, which is capable of nitrogen fixation...

    , Medicago polymorpha
  • Tufted Milkvetch, Astragalus spatulatus
  • Tufted Vetch, Vicia cracca
  • Twin Clover, Trifolium latifolium
  • Two-grooved Milkvetch
    Astragalus bisulcatus
    Astragalus bisulcatus, commonly called two-grooved milkvetch or silver-leafed milkvetch, is a leafy perennial with pea-like flowers. It is native to central and western North America, and typically grows on selenium-rich soils...

    , Astragalus bisulcatus
  • Western Sweet-vetch, Hedysarum occidentale
  • Whip-root Clover, Trifolium dasyphyllum
  • White Clover, Trifolium repens
  • White locoweed, Oxytropis sericea
  • White Locoweed, Oxytropis sericea var. sericea
  • White Locoweed, Oxytropis sericea var. speciosa
  • White prairie clover
    Dalea candida
    Dalea candida is a species of flowering plant in the legume family known by the common name white prairie clover. It is native to North America, where it can be found throughout central Canada, the central United States, and northern Mexico. It can sometimes be found outside its range as an...

    , Dalea candida
  • White Sweetclover
    Melilotus albus
    Melilotus albus , is a legume sometimes grown for forage. White sweet clover is a major source of nectar for an apiary...

    , Melilotus albus
  • White-tip Clover
    Trifolium variegatum
    Trifolium variegatum is a species of clover known by the common name whitetip clover. It is native to western North America from southern Alaska and British Columbia to Baja California, where it occurs in many types of habitat.-Description:...

    , Trifolium variegatum
  • Wild Licorice, Glycyrrhiza lepidota
  • Wind River Milkvetch, Astragalus oreganus
  • Winter Vetch, Vicia villosa
  • Woody Milkvetch, Astragalus miser var. hylophilus
  • Woolly Clover
    Trifolium microcephalum
    Trifolium microcephalum is a species of clover known by the common name smallhead clover. It is native to western North America from southern Alaska and British Columbia to California and Arizona, where it occurs in many types of habitat, becoming common to abundant in some regions. It can grow in...

    , Trifolium microcephalum
  • Woolly-head Clover
    Trifolium eriocephalum
    Trifolium eriocephalum is a species of clover known by the common name woollyhead clover. It is native to the western United States, where it is a common plant of several types of habitat.-Description:...

    , Trifolium eriocephalum
  • Woolly-leaf Lupine
    Lupinus leucophyllus
    Lupinus leucophyllus is a species of lupine known by the common name velvet lupine. It is native to western North America, where it grows in many types of mountain, prairie, and plateau habitat. It is a robust, branching, erect perennial herb growing up to 90 centimeters tall. Each palmate leaf is...

    , Lupinus leucophyllus
  • Woollypod Milkvetch
    Astragalus purshii
    Astragalus purshii is a species of milkvetch known by the common names woollypod milkvetch and Pursh's milkvetch. It is native to much of western North America, including the southwestern provinces of Canada and the northwestern United States, where it is known from many types of habitat...

    , Astragalus purshii var. purshii
  • Woollypod Milkvetch
    Astragalus purshii
    Astragalus purshii is a species of milkvetch known by the common names woollypod milkvetch and Pursh's milkvetch. It is native to much of western North America, including the southwestern provinces of Canada and the northwestern United States, where it is known from many types of habitat...

    , Astragalus purshii var. concinnus
  • Wormskjold's Clover
    Trifolium wormskioldii
    The legume Trifolium wormskioldii is a species of clover native to the western half of North America. Its common names include cow clover, coast clover and springbank clover...

    , Trifolium wormskioldii
  • Wyeth's Lupine
    Lupinus polyphyllus
    Lupinus polyphyllus is a species of lupine native to western North America from southern Alaska and British Columbia east to Alberta and western Wyoming, and south to Utah and California...

    , Lupinus polyphyllus var. humicola
  • Yellow Alfalfa
    Medicago falcata
    Medicago falcata is a plant species of the genus Medicago. It is native to the Mediterranean basin, but is found throughout the world. It forms a symbiotic relationship with the bacterium Sinorhizobium meliloti, which is capable of nitrogen fixation...

    ,Medicago falcata
  • Yellow Clover, Trifolium aureum
  • Yellow Sweet-vetch
    Hedysarum sulphurescens
    Hedysarum sulphurescens, the yellow sweetvetch, is a perennial herb species.Leucocyanidin reductase uses 2,3-trans-3,4-cis-leucocyanidin to produce -catechin and is the first enzyme in the proanthocyanidins -specific pathway. Its activity has been measured in leaves, flowers, and seeds of H....

    , Hedysarum sulphurescens
  • Yellow Sweetclover
    Melilotus officinalis
    Melilotus officinalis, known as the yellow sweet clover, yellow melilot, ribbed melilot or common melilot is a species of legume native to Eurasia and introduced in North America, Africa and Australia.-Description:...

    , Melilotus officinalis
  • Yellow-flower Locoweed
    Oxytropis campestris
    Oxytropis campestris is a plant native to the Northwestern United States and all Canada, sometimes grown as an ornamental plant.It is found in prairies, woods, and meadows, and prefers gravelly and rocky slopes, where it grows most abundantly. The plant has numerous...

    , Oxytropis campestris var. gracilis
  • Yellowstone Milkvetch, Astragalus miser var. praeteritus
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