Fabaceae — Legume Family
Senna italica Mill.
Senna italica Mill.
Senna italica Mill., commonly Senegal senna, is a deciduous perennial herb/shrub native to Africa and parts of Asia with various traditional uses.
Senna lindheimeriana (Scheele) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
Senna lindheimeriana (Scheele) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
Senna lindheimeriana, or velvet leaf senna, is a toxic perennial Fabaceae flowering plant native to the southwestern US and eastern Mexico, used in xeriscaping.
Senna marilandica (L.) Link
Senna marilandica (L.) Link
Senna marilandica is a flowering plant native to the eastern and central United States that hosts multiple butterfly species.
Senna multiglandulosa (Jacq.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
Senna multiglandulosa (Jacq.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
Senna multiglandulosa is a woolly-stemmed yellow-flowered shrub native to Central and South America, introduced and sparingly naturalized in parts of Australia, New Zealand, and New Caledonia.
Senna multijuga (Rich.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
Senna multijuga (Rich.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
Senna multijuga is a variable-height tree with yellow flowers, native to northern South America and naturalised elsewhere.
Senna obtusifolia (L.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
Senna obtusifolia (L.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
Senna obtusifolia is a widespread weedy plant used in traditional medicine, food production, and commercial food additives.
Senna occidentalis (L.) Link
Senna occidentalis (L.) Link
Senna occidentalis is a foul-smelling toxic pantropical shrub that has traditional dietary and medicinal uses in South Asia.
Senna pendula (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
Senna pendula (Humb. & Bonpl. ex Willd.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
Senna pendula is a shrub species often confused with Senna bicapsularis, widely cultivated in Florida and historically sold as a garden plant in Australia.
Senna reticulata (Willd.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
Senna reticulata (Willd.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
Senna reticulata is a South American floodplain pioneer tree, used in folk medicine but considered a noxious weed by farmers.
Senna roemeriana (Scheele) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
Senna roemeriana (Scheele) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
Twoleaf senna (Senna roemeriana) is a toxic perennial flowering fabaceous plant native to the south-central US and northern Mexico.
Senna septemtrionalis (Viv.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
Senna septemtrionalis (Viv.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
Senna septemtrionalis is an erect glabrous shrub native to the Americas, now introduced to other regions including Australia.
Senna siamea (Lam.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
Senna siamea (Lam.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
Senna siamea is a medium evergreen tree used for shade, food, medicine, timber and ornamental woodwork.
Senna sophera (L.) Roxb.
Senna sophera (L.) Roxb.
Senna sophera is a glabrous shrub or small tree with yellow flowers, widespread globally in tropical and subtropical regions.
Senna surattensis (Burm.f.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
Senna surattensis (Burm.f.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
Senna surattensis is a shrub or small tree grown for ornament, shade, hedges, and used in traditional medicine, with young leaves eaten as a vegetable.
Senna uniflora (Mill.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
Senna uniflora (Mill.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
Oneleaf senna (Senna uniflora) is a weedy flowering fabaceous plant sometimes used against another pernicious weed.
Sesbania drummondii (Rydb.) Cory
Sesbania drummondii (Rydb.) Cory
Sesbania drummondii is a poisonous medium-sized perennial legume shrub native to the southeastern US.
Sesbania herbacea (Mill.) McVaugh
Sesbania herbacea (Mill.) McVaugh
Bigpod sesbania, a legume woody herb, is native to the southeastern US and found elsewhere as an introduced species.
Sesbania punicea (Cav.) Benth.
Sesbania punicea (Cav.) Benth.
Sesbania punicea is a toxic, spreading shrub native to South America that grows in moist, disturbed areas.
Sesbania vesicaria (Jacq.) Elliott
Sesbania vesicaria (Jacq.) Elliott
Sesbania vesicaria, or bag pod, is a North American stemmed plant found in wet habitats that has caused one recorded human death.
Sophora cassioides (F.Phil.) Sparre
Sophora cassioides (F.Phil.) Sparre
Sophora cassioides is a legume tree endemic to central-southern Chile and Gough Island, growing in moist, shady forest stands.
Sophora chrysophylla (Salisb.) Seem.
Sophora chrysophylla (Salisb.) Seem.
Sophora chrysophylla (māmane) is an endemic Hawaiian flowering tree critical to the endangered palila bird.
Sophora macrocarpa Sm.
Sophora macrocarpa Sm.
Sophora macrocarpa Sm. is a small evergreen tree or large shrub that produces yellow flowers and seed pod fruits.
Sophora microphylla Aiton
Sophora microphylla Aiton
Sophora microphylla, small-leaved weeping kōwhai, is a New Zealand native flowering Fabaceae tree with yellow pea-like flowers.
Sophora prostrata Buchanan
Sophora prostrata Buchanan
Sophora prostrata is a low endemic New Zealand shrub that retains divaricating habit and has dark non-yellow seeds.
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