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Yellow partridge pea
A flowering stalk of yellow partridge pea (Chamaecrista fasciculata) in...
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Nitrogen fixation
Close-up view of nitrogen nodules on fava bean (Vicia faba) roots. Fava...
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Green beans
Ripening green beans (Phaseolus vulgaris).
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Milkwort
Yellow milkwort (Polygala lutea).
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Peas
Unshelled garden peas (Pisum sativum).
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Jequirity bean
The distinctive and highly poisonous seeds of the jequirity bean, or rosary pea (Abrus...
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Royal poinciana
A large royal poinciana (Delonix regia) tree in bloom.
Sensitive plant
The flowers and leaves of a giant sensitive plant (Mimosa pigra) in Thailand.
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Sweet pea
Cluster of fragrant sweet pea (Lathyrus odoratus) flowers.
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Lespedeza
Bicolour lespedeza (Lespedeza bicolor).
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Vetch
Flowers of Vicia cracca.
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Redbud
An Eastern redbud tree (Cercis canadensis) flowering in Oklahoma in spring....
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