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Meet members of the pea family, including vines, trees, shrubs, and herbs
Learn about the biochemistry and characteristics of the pea family (Fabaceae).
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Sensitive plant
Dainty leaves and flowers of the sensitive plant, or humble plant (Mimosa pudica)....
© Jafaris Mustafa/stock.adobe.com
Green beans
Ripening green beans (Phaseolus vulgaris).
© Mathia Coco—iStock/Getty Images
Acacia
A lone acacia tree on a savanna in Africa.
© KoMa/stock.adobe.com
Crown vetch
Flowers of crown vetch (Securigera varia).
Jerzy Opioła
Peas
Unshelled garden peas (Pisum sativum).
William Whitehurst/Corbis
Jequirity bean
The highly poisonous seeds of the jequirity bean, or rosary pea (Abrus precatorius).
© Muthu M/Dreamstime.com
Redbud
Eastern redbud tree (Cercis canadensis) in flower.
© Luckydoor/Dreamstime.com
Honey locust trunk
Thorny trunk of the common honey locust (Gleditsia triacanthos).
© serge01/Fotolia
Royal poinciana
A large royal poinciana (Delonix regia) tree in bloom.
Silver wattle
Clusters of yellow flowers dotting a silver wattle (Acacia dealbata).
Alberto Salguero Quiles
Sweet pea
Cluster of fragrant sweet pea (Lathyrus odoratus) flowers.
© tom/stock.adobe.com
Locoweed
Flowering locoweed (Astragalus utahensis) in its natural habitat in Utah.
© Victor Leopold Russillo/Dreamstime.com
Vetch
Flowers of Vicia cracca.
© Alexey Lutsenko/Dreamstime.com
Nitrogen fixation
Close-up view of nitrogen nodules on fava bean (Vicia faba) roots. Fava...
© NNehring—iStock/Getty Images
Alfalfa
Field of alfalfa (Medicago sativa), Yreka, California.
Doug Wilson/Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture (Image Number: K7198-13)
Legumes
Bowls of lentils and beans.
© AndreyGorulko/iStock.com
Soybean field
Field of soybeans (Glycine max) on a farm in Oklahoma, U.S.
AdstockRF
Peanut plant
Uprooted peanut plant (Arachis hypogaea) with mature legumes.
© axway/Fotolia
Bird's-foot trefoil
Yellow flowers of bird's-foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus).
© Jenny/stock.adobe.com
Carob
Ripening carob (Ceratonia siliqua) fruits hanging from a branch.
© Alsimonov/Dreamstime.com
beach pea
Beach pea (Lathyrus japonicus).
Thomas W. Martin—Rapho/Photo Researchers
Sweet pea (Lathyrus odoratus)
Sven Samelius

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