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Sesbania grandiflora is a leguminous tree of family Fabaceae.It is fast-growing and soft-wooded, and it grows to heights of 5–20 metres (16–66 feet). The leaves are regular and rounded, and grow to 15–30 cm (6–12 in) long, with leaflets in 10–20 pairs or more and an odd one.
Sesbania sesban, the Egyptian riverhemp, [1] is a species of plant in the legume family, a fast growing species, it has four varieties that are currently recognized. [2] [3] Synonyms include: Aeschynomene aegyptiaca (Pers.) Steud. Aeschynomene sesban L. Emerus sesban Kuntze; Sesbania aegyptiaca Poir.
This is a list of genera in the plant family Fabaceae, or Leguminosae, commonly known as the legume, pea, or bean family, are a large and economically important family of flowering plants of about 794 genera [1] and nearly 20,000 known species.
Vicia cracca (tufted vetch, cow vetch, bird vetch, blue vetch, boreal vetch), is a species of flowering plant in the pea and bean family Fabaceae. It is native to Europe and Asia . It occurs on other continents as an introduced species , including North America, where it is a common weed .
The c. 19,000 known legume species amount to about 7% of flowering plant species. [9] [11] Fabaceae is the most common family found in tropical rainforests and dry forests of the Americas and Africa. [12] Recent molecular and morphological evidence supports the fact that the Fabaceae is a single monophyletic family. [13]
annual: a plant species that completes its life cycle within a single year or growing season; basal: attached close to the base (of a plant or an evolutionary tree diagram) climber: a vine that leans on, twines around or clings to other plants for vertical support; deciduous: falling seasonally, as with bark, leaves or petals
Peanut or goober peas Index of plants with the same common name This page is an index of articles on plant species (or higher taxonomic groups) with the same common name ( vernacular name).
This pea should not be confused with the cowpea (Vigna unguiculata) which is sometimes called the "field pea" in warmer climates. [39] [40] It is a climbing annual legume with weak, viny, and relatively succulent stems. Vines often are 4 to 5 feet (120 to 150 cm) long, but when grown alone, field pea's weak stems prevent it from growing more ...