Pea pods, the classic herbaceous legume
Pea pods, the classic herbaceous legume
What are Herbaceous Legumes?
A legume is a plant in the family Fabaceae (or Leguminosae), or a fruit of these specific plants.
A legume fruit is a simple dry fruit that develops from a simple carpel and usually opens along a seam on two sides.
A common name for this type of fruit is a pod, although “pod” is also applied to a few other fruit types, such as vanilla and radish.Well-known herbaceous legumes include alfalfa, clover, peas, beans, lentils, lupins, mesquite, carob, soy, and peanuts.
Information on selected Legumes from this list is shown in Blue.
This information is also shown in the Legumes Section of INFORMED FARMERS
Common Herbaceous Legumes
Stylosanthes scabra
Stylosanthes humilis
Chamaecrista rotundifolia
Macroptilium atropurpeum
Macroptilium bracteatum
Medicago truncatula
Glycine wightii
Clitoria ternatea
Arachis pintoi
Vigna parkeri
Alfalfa or lucerne (Medicago sativa)
Bird’s-foot trefoil (Lotus corniculatus)
Clovers (Trifolium species):
Alsike clover (Trifolium hybridum)
Crimson clover (Trifolium incarnatum)
Red clover (Trifolium pratense)
White clover (Trifolium repens)
Sainfoin (Onobrychis viciifolia)
Sweetclover or melilot (Melilotus species)
Vetches (Vicia species)
Common vetch or tare (Vicia sativa)
Hairy vetch (Vicia villosa)
Bitter vetch (Vicia ervilia)
Vicia articulata Hornem
Vicia narbonensis
