Kinds of Wildflowers

Wildflowers

Kay Yatskievych and Shirley Flavin
Missouri Botanical Garden

Nancy Lowe, Becka Walcott, Sharon Ballew and John Pickering
University of Georgia, Athens

Scientific name -- Other names
Fabaceae -- Beans
   Abrus precatorius L. -- Rosarypea; Abrus abrus (L) W Wight
   Aeschynomene americana L. -- Shyleaf
   Aeschynomene indica L. -- Indian Jointvetch
   Aeschynomene rudis . Benth -- Zigzag Jointvetch
   Aeschynomene viscidula . Michx -- Sticky Jointvetch; Secula viscidula (Michx) Small
   Alysicarpus vaginalis (L. ) Dc. -- White Moneywort
   Amorpha canescens Pursh -- Leadplant
   Amorpha fruticosa L. -- Desert false indigo
   Amorpha georgiana Wilbur -- Georgia False Indigo
   Amorpha glabra . Desf, ex Poir. -- Mountain False Indigo
   Amorpha herbacea Walter -- Clusterspike False Indigo
   Amorpha nitens . Boynt -- Shining False Indigo
   Amorpha schwerinii C. K. Schneid. -- Schwerins False Indigo
   Amphicarpaea bracteata (L. ) Fernald -- American hogpeanut; Amphicarpa bracteata
   Apios americana Medik. -- Groundnut
   Arachis hagenbeckii Harms -- Rhizoma Peanut
   Arachis hypogaea L. -- Peanut
   Astragalus allochrous A. Gray -- Halfmoon milkvetch; Astragalus wootonii
   Astragalus bolanderi A. Gray -- Bolanders milkvetch
   Astragalus canadensis L. -- Canadian milkvetch
   Astragalus cicer L. -- Chickpea milkvetch
   Astragalus douglasii (Torr. &. A. Gray) A. Gray -- Douglass milkvetch
   Astragalus gambelianus Sheldon -- Gambels dwarf milkvetch
   Astragalus glycyphyllos L. -- Licorice milkvetch
   Astragalus guatemalensis Hemsl.
   Astragalus lentiginosus Douglas, ex Hook. -- Freckled milkvetch
   Astragalus michauxii (Kuntze) F. J. Herm. -- Sandhills Milkvetch; Tium michauxii (Kuntze) Rydb
   Astragalus mollissimus Torr. -- Woolly locoweed
   Astragalus neglectus (Torr. &. A. Gray) Sheldon -- Coopers milkvetch
   Astragalus nuttallianus DC. -- Smallflowered milkvetch; Astragalus micranthus
   Astragalus purshii Douglas, ex Hook. -- Woollypod milkvetch
   Astragalus tennesseensis A. Gray ex Chapm. -- Tennessee milkvetch
   Astragalus villosus . Michx -- Bearded Milkvetch; Phaca intonsa (Sheldon) Rydb ex Small
   Astragalus whitneyi A. Gray -- Balloonpod milkvetch
   Baptisia alba (L. ) Vent. -- White wild indigo
   Baptisia albescens Small -- Spiked Wild Indigo
   Baptisia arachnifera Duncan -- Cobwebby Wild Indigo
   Baptisia australis (L. ) R. Br. -- Blue wild indigo
   Baptisia bracteata Muhl. ex Elliot -- Longbract wild indigo
   Baptisia cinerea (Raf. ) Fernald & B. G. Schub. -- Grayhairy Wild Indigo; Baptisia villosa auct non (Walter) Nutt
   Baptisia lanceolata (Walter) Elliot -- Gopherweed
   Baptisia lecontei . & A. G. Torr, ray -- Pineland Wild Indigo
   Baptisia megacarpa . Chapm, ex Torr. & A. Gray -- Apalachicola Wild Indigo; Baptisia riparia Larisey
   Baptisia perfoliata (L. ) R. Br. -- Catbells
   Baptisia tinctoria (L. ) R. Br. -- Horseflyweed
   Canavalia ensiformis (L. ) Dc. -- Wonderbean
   Centrosema virginianum (L. ) Benth. -- Spurred butterfly pea
   Chamaecrista deeringiana Small & Pennell -- Florida Keys Sensitive Pea; Cassia deeringiana (Small & Pennell) JF Macbr
   Chamaecrista fasciculata (Michx. ) Greene -- Partridge pea; Partridge-pea; Cassia fasciculata
   Chamaecrista nictitans (L. ) Moench -- Sensitive partridge pea; Sensitive-plant
   Clitoria mariana L. -- Atlantic Pigeonwings; Maryland Butterfly-pea; Butterfly Pea
   Clitoria ternatea L. -- Asian Pigeonwings
   Coronilla varia L. -- Crownvetch; Common Securigera varia
   Crotalaria lanceolata E. Mey. -- Lanceleaf Rattlebox
   Crotalaria ochroleuca G. Don -- Slender Leaf Rattlebox
   Crotalaria pallida Aiton -- Smooth Rattlebox; Crotalaria brownei Bertero ex Dc
   Crotalaria purshii . Dc -- Purshs Rattlebox
   Crotalaria retusa L. -- Rattleweed
   Crotalaria rotundifolia Walter, ex J. F. Gmel. -- Rabbitbells; Crotalaria angulata auct non Mill; Crotalaria linaria Small; Crotalaria maritima Chapm
   Crotalaria sagittalis L. -- Arrowhead rattlebox
   Crotalaria spectabilis Roth -- Showy Rattlebox; Crotalaria retzii Hitchc; Crotalaria sericea Retz, nom illeg
   Dalea candida Michx. ex Willd. -- White prairie clover; White prairie-clover; White dalea; Petalostemon candidum
   Dalea carnea (Michx. ) Poir. -- Whitetassels
   Dalea feayi (Chapm. ) Barneby -- Feays Prairie Clover; Petalostemon feayi Chapm
   Dalea gattingeri (A. Heller) Barneby -- Purpletassels; Petalostemon gattingeri (A Heller) A Heller
   Dalea leporina (Aiton) Bullock -- Foxtail prairie clover
   Dalea pinnata (J. F. Gmel. ) Barneby -- Summer Farewell
   Dalea purpurea Vent. -- Purple prairie clover; Purple prairie-clover; Petalostemon purpureus
   Desmanthus illinoensis (Michx. ) MacMill. ex B. L. Rob. & Fernald -- Illinois bundleflower; Prairie mimosa
   Desmodium canadense (L. ) DC. -- Showy Ticktrefoil
   Desmodium canescens (L. ) DC. -- Hoary ticktrefoil
   Desmodium ciliare (Muhl. ex Willd. ) DC. -- Hairy small-leaf ticktrefoil; Hairy small-leaved tick-trefoil
   Desmodium cuspidatum (Muhl. ex Willd. ) DC. ex D. Don -- Largebract ticktrefoil; Large-bracted tick-trefoil
   Desmodium fernaldii B. G. Schub. -- Fernalds Ticktrefoil; Desmodium rhombifolium auct non (Elliot) Dc; Meibomia rhombifolia sensu Vail
   Desmodium floridanum . Chapm -- Florida Ticktrefoil; Meibomia floridana (Chapm) Kuntze; Meibomia rhombifolia Vail pp
   Desmodium glabellum (Michx. ) DC. -- Dillenius ticktrefoil
   Desmodium glutinosum (Muhl. ex Willd. ) Alph. Wood -- Pointedleaf ticktrefoil; Hylodesmum glutinosum
   Desmodium illinoense A. Gray -- Illinois ticktrefoil
   Desmodium incanum . Dc -- Zarzabacoa Comun
   Desmodium laevigatum (Nutt. ) DC. -- Smooth ticktrefoil
   Desmodium lineatum . Dc -- Sand ticktrefoil
   Desmodium marilandicum (L. ) DC. -- Smooth small-leaf ticktrefoil
   Desmodium nudiflorum (L. ) DC. -- Nakedflower Ticktrefoil; Naked Tick-trefoil; Bare-stemmed Tick-treefoil; Hylodesmum nudiflorum
   Desmodium nuttallii (Schindl. ) B. G. Schub. -- Nuttalls ticktrefoil
   Desmodium obtusum (Muhl. ex Willd. ) DC. -- Stiff ticktrefoil
   Desmodium ochroleucum M. A. Curtis ex Canby -- Cream Ticktrefoil; Meibomia ochroleuca (MA Curtis ex Canby) Kuntze
   Desmodium paniculatum (L. ) DC. -- Panicledleaf ticktrefoil; Panicled tick-trefoil
   Desmodium pauciflorum (Nutt. ) DC. -- Fewflower ticktrefoil
   Desmodium perplexum B. G. Schub. -- Perplexed ticktrefoil
   Desmodium rotundifolium DC. -- Prostrate Ticktrefoil; Roundleaf Tick-trefoil
   Desmodium sessilifolium (Torr. ) Torr. & A. Gray -- Sessileleaf ticktrefoil
   Desmodium strictum (Pursh Dc. -- Pine barren ticktrefoil
   Desmodium tenuifolium . & A. G. Torr, ray -- Slimleaf Ticktrefoil; Meibomia tenuifolia (Torr & A Gray) Kuntze
   Desmodium tortuosum (Sw.  Dc. -- Dixie ticktrefoil
   Desmodium viridiflorum (L. ) DC. -- Velvetleaf ticktrefoil
   Dioclea multiflora (Torr. & A. Gray) C. Mohr -- Boykins Clusterpea; Galactia mohlenbrockii RH Maxwell
   Galactia elliottii . Nutt -- Elliotts Milkpea
   Galactia erecta (Walter) Vail -- Erect Milkpea; Galactia brachypoda Torr & A Gray
   Galactia floridana . & A. G. Torr, ray -- Florida Milkpea; Galactia brevipes Small; Galactia fasciculata Vail
   Galactia microphylla (Chapm. ) H. J. Rogers -- Littleleaf Milkpea; Galactia minor Duncan
   Galactia mollis . Michx -- Soft Milkpea
   Galactia volubilis (L. ) Britton -- Downy milkpea
   Glycine max (L. ) Merr. -- Soybean
   Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh -- American licorice
   Indigofera caroliniana . Mill -- Carolina Indigo
   Indigofera hirsuta L. -- Roughhairy Indigo
   Indigofera miniata Ortega -- Coastal Indigo; Indigofera leptosepala Nutt ex Torr & A Gray; Indigofera argutidens
   Indigofera suffruticosa . Mill -- Anil De Pasto
   Kummerowia stipulacea (Maxim. ) Makino -- Korean clover; Lespedeza stipulacea
   Kummerowia striata (Thunb. ) Schindl. -- Japanese clover; Lespedeza striata
   Lablab purpureus (L. ) Sweet -- Hyacinthbean
   Lathyrus japonicus Willd. -- Beach pea
   Lathyrus jepsonii Greene -- Delta tule pea
   Lathyrus latifolius L. -- Perennial pea
   Lathyrus ochroleucus Hook. -- Cream pea
   Lathyrus palustris L. -- Marsh pea
   Lathyrus pratensis L. -- Meadow pea
   Lathyrus tuberosus L. -- Tuberous sweetpea
   Lathyrus venosus Muhl. ex Willd. -- Veiny pea
   Lathyrus vestitus authority>Nutt. -- Pacific pea
   Lens culinaris Medik. -- Lentil
   Lespedeza angustifolia (Pursh Elliot -- Narrowleaf lespedeza
   Lespedeza bicolor Turcz. -- Shrub Lespedeza; Bicolor Lespedeza
   Lespedeza capitata Michx. -- Roundhead lespedeza; Round-headed bushclover
   Lespedeza cuneata (Dum. Cours. ) G. Don -- Sericea Lespedeza; Chinese Bushclover; Silky Bushclover
   Lespedeza formosa (Vogel) Koehne -- Oriental lespedeza
   Lespedeza frutescens (L. ) Hornem. -- Shrubby lespedeza; Hairy bushclover
   Lespedeza hirta (L. ) Hornem. -- Hairy lespedeza; Hairy bushclover
   Lespedeza procumbens Michx. -- Trailing Lespedeza; Downy Trailing Lespedeza; Trailing Bushclover
   Lespedeza repens (L. ) W. Bartram -- Creeping lespedeza; Creeping bushclover
   Lespedeza stuevei Nutt. -- Tall lespedeza; Tall bushclover
   Lespedeza thunbergii (DC. ) Nakai -- Thunbergs lespedeza
   Lespedeza violacea (L. ) Pers. -- Violet lespedeza; Violet bushclover; Lespedeza intermedia
   Lespedeza virginica (L. ) Britton -- Slender lespedeza; Slender bushclover
   Lotus corniculatus L. -- Birds-foot trefoil
   Lotus grandiflorus (Benth. ) Greene -- Chaparral birds-foot trefoil
   Lotus humistratus Greene -- Foothill deervetch
   Lotus micranthus Benth. -- Desert deervetch
   Lotus oblongifolius (Benth. ) Greene -- Streambank birds-foot trefoil
   Lotus scoparius (Nutt. ) Ottley -- Common deerweed
   Lotus strigosus (Nutt. ) Greene -- Strigose birds-foot trefoil
   Lotus unifoliolatus (Hook. ) Benth. -- American birds-foot trefoil; Lotus purshianus
   Lotus wrangelianus Fisch. & C. A. Mey. -- Chilean birds-foot trefoil
   Lupinus affinis J. Agardh -- Fleshy lupine
   Lupinus albicaulis Douglas -- Sicklekeel lupine
   Lupinus arboreus Sims -- Yellow bush lupine
   Lupinus arbustus Douglas, ex Lindl. -- Longspur lupine
   Lupinus argenteus Pursh -- Silvery lupine
   Lupinus bicolor Lindl. -- Miniature lupine
   Lupinus breweri A. Gray -- Brewers lupine
   Lupinus concinnus J. Agardh -- Bajada lupine
   Lupinus densiflorus Benth. -- Whitewhorl lupine
   Lupinus diffusus . Nutt -- Oak Ridge Lupine
   Lupinus formosus Greene -- Summer lupine
   Lupinus hirsutissimus Benth. -- Stinging annual lupine
   Lupinus latifolius . Lindl, ex J. Agardh -- Broadleaf lupine
   Lupinus luteolus Kellogg -- Pale yellow lupine
   Lupinus nanus Douglas, ex Benth. -- Sky lupine
   Lupinus perennis L. -- Sundial lupine
   Lupinus polyphyllus Lindl. -- Bigleaf lupine
   Lupinus sellulus
   Lupinus subvexus C. P. Sm. -- Valley lupine
   Lupinus succulentus Douglas, ex K. Koch -- Hollowleaf annual lupine
   Lupinus truncatus . Nutt, ex Hook. &. Arn. -- Collared annual lupine
   Lupinus villosus . Willd -- Lady Lupine
   Macroptilium lathyroides (L. ) Urb. -- Wild Bushbean
   Medicago arabica (L. ) Huds. -- Spotted medick
   Medicago lupulina L. -- Black medick
   Medicago orbicularis (L. ) Bartal. -- Blackdisk Medick
   Medicago polymorpha L. -- Burclover
   Medicago sativa L. -- Alfalfa
   Melilotus altissimus Thuill. -- Tall yellow sweetclover
   Melilotus indicus (L. ) All. -- Annual yellow sweetclover
   Melilotus officinalis (L. ) Lam. -- Yellow sweetclover; Melilotus alba; Melilotus alba Medikus, orth var; Melilotus albus Medik; Melilotus arvensis Wallr; Melilotus leucanthus WDJ Koch ex Dc; Melilotus lutea Gueldenst
   Mimosa quadrivalvis L. -- Fourvalve Mimosa
   Orbexilum lupinellum (Michx. ) Isely -- Piedmont Leather-root; Psoralea lupinella Michx; Rhytidomene lupinellus (Michx) Rydb
   Orbexilum onobrychis (Nutt. ) Rydb. -- French-grass
   Orbexilum pedunculatum (Mill. ) Rydb. -- Sampsons snakeroot
   Orbexilum virgatum (Nutt. ) Rydb. -- Pineland Leather-root; Psoralea virgata Nutt
   Pediomelum canescens (Michx. ) Rydb. -- Buckroot; Psoralea canescens Michx
   Pediomelum subacaule (Torr. & A. Gray) Rydb. -- Whiterim Scurfpea; Psoralea subacaulis Torr & A Gray
   Phaseolus polystachios (L. ) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. -- Thicket bean
   Pisum sativum L. -- Garden pea
   Psoralidium tenuiflorum (Pursh) Rydb. -- Slimflower Scurfpea; Scurfy Pea
   Rhynchosia difformis (Elliot) Dc. -- Doubleform Snoutbean; Arcyphyllum difforme Elliot; Dolicholus tomentosus (L) Vail
   Rhynchosia michauxii Vail -- Michauxs Snoutbean; Dolicholus michauxii (Vail) Vail
   Rhynchosia minima (L. ) Dc. -- Least Snoutbean; Dolicholus minimus (L) Medik; Dolichos minimus L
   Rhynchosia reniformis . Dc -- Dollarleaf; Dolicholus simplicifolius (Walter) Vail; Glycine reniformis Pursh, nom illeg; Rhynchosia simplicifolius (Walter) Alph Wood, non (Kunth) Dc
   Rupertia physodes (Douglas ex Hook. ) J. Grimes -- Forest scurfpea
   Senna corymbosa (Lam. ) Irwin & Barneby -- Argentine Senna; Adipera corymbosa (Lam) Britton & Rose; Cassia bonariensis Colla; Cassia corymbosa Lam
   Senna hebecarpa (Fernald) Irwin & Barneby -- American senna
   Senna marilandica (L. ) Link -- Maryland senna
   Senna obtusifolia (L. ) Irwin & Barneby -- Java-bean
   Senna occidentalis (L. ) Link -- Septicweed
   Sesbania drummondii (Rydb. ) Cory -- Poisonbean; Daubentonia drummondii Rydb
   Sesbania herbacea (Mill. ) McVaugh -- Bigpod Sesbania; Darwinia exaltata Raf; Sesban exaltatus (Raf) Rydb; Sesbania exaltata (Raf) Rydb ex AW Hill; Sesbania macrocarpa Muhl ex Raf
   Sesbania vesicaria (Jacq. ) Elliot -- Bagpod; Glottidium vesicarium (Jacq) Harper; Sesbania platycarpa Pers
   Strophostyles helvola (L. ) Elliott -- Amberique-bean; Trailing wild bean; Strophostyles helvula
   Strophostyles leiosperma (Torr. & A. Gray) Piper -- Slickseed fuzzybean
   Strophostyles umbellata (Muhl. ex Willd. ) Britton -- Pink fuzzybean
   Stylosanthes biflora (L. ) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb. -- Sidebeak pencilflower
   Tephrosia chrysophylla Pursh -- Scurf Hoarypea; Cracca carpenteri Rydb; Cracca chapmanii (Vail) Small; Cracca chrysophylla (Pursh) Kuntze; Tephrosia carpenteri (Rydb) Killip
   Tephrosia florida (F. G. Dietr. ) C. E. Wood -- Florida Hoarypea; Cracca ambigua (MA Curtis) Kuntze; Cracca gracillima (BL Rob) A Heller; Galega florida FG Dietr; Tephrosia ambigua (MA Curtis) Kuntze
   Tephrosia hispidula (Michx. ) Pers. -- Sprawling Hoarypea; Cracca hispidula (Michx) Kuntze; Tephrosia elegans Nutt
   Tephrosia mohrii (Rydb. ) Godfrey -- Pineland Hoarypea; Cracca mohrii Rydb
   Tephrosia spicata (Walter Torr. &. A. Gray -- Spiked hoarypea
   Tephrosia virginiana (L. ) Pers. -- Virginia tephrosia
   Thermopsis fraxinifolia . Nutt, ex M. A. Curtis -- Ashleaf Goldenbanner
   Thermopsis macrophylla Hook. & Arn. -- Santa Inez goldenbanner
   Thermopsis mollis (Michx. ) M. A. Curtis ex A. Gray -- Allegheny Mountain Goldenbanner; Thermopsis hugeri (Small) Small
   Thermopsis villosa (Walter) Fernald & B. G. Schub. -- Aarons rod
   Trifolium albopurpureum Torr. & A. Gray -- Rancheria clover
   Trifolium amabile Kunth -- Aztec clover; Trifolium goniocarpum; Trifolium mexicanum
   Trifolium arvense L. -- Rabbitfoot clover
   Trifolium aureum Pollich -- Golden clover
   Trifolium barbigerum Torr. -- Bearded clover
   Trifolium bifidum A. Gray -- Notchleaf clover
   Trifolium campestre Schreb. -- Field clover
   Trifolium carolinianum . Michx -- Carolina clover
   Trifolium ciliolatum Benth. -- Foothill clover
   Trifolium cyathiferum Lindl. -- Cup clover
   Trifolium dubium Sibth. -- Suckling clover
   Trifolium fragiferum L. -- Strawberry Clover
   Trifolium fucatum Lindl. -- Bull clover
   Trifolium glomeratum L. -- Clustered clover
   Trifolium gracilentum Torr. & A. Gray -- Pinpoint clover
   Trifolium hirtum . All -- Rose clover
   Trifolium hybridum L. -- Alsike clover
   Trifolium incarnatum L. -- Crimson clover
   Trifolium kingii S. Watson -- Kings clover
   Trifolium longipes authority>Nutt. -- Longstalk clover
   Trifolium microcephalum Pursh -- Smallhead clover
   Trifolium microdon Hook. & Arn. -- Thimble clover
   Trifolium monanthum A. Gray -- Mountain carpet clover
   Trifolium nigrescens . Viv -- Small White Clover
   Trifolium obtusiflorum . Hook, f. -- Clammy clover
   Trifolium oliganthum . Steud -- Fewflower clover
   Trifolium pratense L. -- Red clover
   Trifolium productum Greene -- Shasta clover
   Trifolium reflexum L. -- Buffalo clover
   Trifolium repens L. -- White clover
   Trifolium resupinatum L. -- Reversed clover
   Trifolium stoloniferum Muhl. ex Eaton -- Running Buffalo Clover
   Trifolium striatum L. -- Knotted Clover
   Trifolium subterraneum L. -- Subterranean clover
   Trifolium variegatum authority>Nutt. -- Whitetip clover
   Trifolium vesiculosum Savi -- Arrowleaf Clover
   Trifolium willdenovii . Spreng -- Tomcat clover
   Trifolium wormskioldii . Lehm -- Cows clover
   Vicia acutifolia Elliot -- Fourleaf Vetch
   Vicia americana Muhl. ex Willd. -- American vetch
   Vicia articulata . Hornem -- Oneflower Vetch
   Vicia caroliniana Walter -- Carolina Vetch; Wood Vetch
   Vicia cracca L. -- Bird vetch
   Vicia floridana S. Watson -- Florida Vetch
   Vicia grandiflora Scop. -- Large yellow vetch
   Vicia hassei S. Watson -- Hasses vetch
   Vicia lathyroides L. -- Spring Vetch
   Vicia ludoviciana authority>Nutt. -- Louisiana vetch
   Vicia minutiflora F. G. Dietr. -- Pygmyflower Vetch; Vicia micrantha Nutt ex Torr & A Gray; Vicia reverchonii S Watson
   Vicia pannonica Crantz -- Hungarian Vetch
   Vicia sativa L. -- Garden vetch
   Vicia tetrasperma (L. ) Schreb. -- Lentil vetch
   Vicia villosa Roth -- Winter vetch
   Vigna luteola (Jacq. ) Benth. -- Hairypod Cowpea; Vigna nilotica (Delile) Hook f; Vigna repens (L) Kuntze, non Baker
   Vigna unguiculata (L. ) Walp. -- Blackeyed pea
   Wisteria frutescens (L. ) Poir. -- American wisteria
   Zornia bracteata Walter, ex J. F. Gmel. -- Viperina

Updated: 2017-06-01 18:06:26

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