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Plant Family

Fabaceae

89 plants in database

The legume family. Most members fix atmospheric nitrogen through root nodules with Rhizobium bacteria. Essential in every food forest guild as living fertilizer.

Wikipedia — Fabaceae
Plants in Database
89
Common Pests
15
Zone Range
2–13
Herbaceous
37 plants
Shrub
20 plants
Ground Cover
17 plants

Common Functions in This Family

Nitrogen Fixer×86 Wildlife Attractor×52 Edible×32 Animal Fodder×31 Pollinator×28 Ground Cover×28

Shared Pest Pressure

Pests That Target Fabaceae

Showing pests affecting 17+ plants in this family. Click any pest for organic control methods.

Banded Cucumber Beetle
102% of family
Diabrotica balteata
Bean Aphid
102% of family
Aphis fabae
Bean Leaf Beetle
102% of family
Cerotoma trifurcata
Bean Weevil
102% of family
Acanthoscelides obtectus
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
102% of family
Halyomorpha halys
Corn Earworm
102% of family
Helicoverpa zea
Cowpea Curculio
102% of family
Chalcodermus aeneus
Fall Armyworm
102% of family
Spodoptera frugiperda
Fusarium Wilt
102% of family
Fusarium oxysporum
Ganoderma Butt Rot
102% of family
Ganoderma spp.
Harlequin Ladybird
102% of family
Harmonia axyridis
Kudzu Bug
102% of family
Megacopta cribraria
Locust Borer
102% of family
Megacyllene robiniae
Locust Leaf Miner
102% of family
Odontota dorsalis
Lubber Grasshopper
102% of family
Romalea microptera

All Fabaceae Plants — 89 total

Acacia
Acacia spp.
African Locust Bean
Parkia biglobosa
Ahipa
Pachyrhizus ahipa
Albizia lebbeck
Albizia lebbeck
Alfalfa
Medicago sativa
Asparagus Bean
Vigna unguiculata subsp. sesquipedalis
Baptisia
Baptisia australis
Bay Bean
Canavalia rosea
Beach Bean
Canavalia maritima
Black Locust
Robinia pseudoacacia
Black Medic
Medicago lupulina
Black Mulga
Acacia aneura
Bladder Senna
Colutea arborescens
Blue Wild Indigo
Baptisia australis
Carob Tree
Ceratonia siliqua
Cassia alata
Senna alata
Catclaw Sensitive Briar
Mimosa quadrivalvis
Chickpea
Cicer arietinum
Chilean Pea
Lathyrus chilensis
Coffee Senna
Senna occidentalis
Coffeeweed
Senna occidentalis
Coral Bean
Erythrina herbacea
Crimson Clover
Trifolium incarnatum
Crown Vetch
Securigera varia
Desert Ironwood
Olneya tesota
Dutch Clover
Trifolium repens
Earth Chestnut
Lathyrus tuberosus
False Indigo
Baptisia australis
Fava Bean
Vicia faba
Florida Leadplant
Amorpha herbacea
Goat's Rue
Galega officinalis
Green Bean
Phaseolus vulgaris
Groundnut
Apios americana
Groundnut
Apios americana
Groundplum Milkvetch
Astragalus crassicarpus
Hairy Indigo
Indigofera hirsuta
Honey Locust
Gleditsia triacanthos
Hopniss
Apios americana
Hyacinth Bean
Lablab purpureus
Ice Cream Bean Tree
Inga edulis
Illinois Bundleflower
Desmanthus illinoensis
Indigofera tinctoria
Indigofera tinctoria
Jatoba
Hymenaea courbaril
Jicama
Pachyrhizus erosus
Lablab Bean
Lablab purpureus
Lead Plant
Amorpha canescens
Leucaena
Leucaena leucocephala
Lupine
Lupinus spp.
Mangrove Bean
Canavalia rosea
Milk Vetch
Astragalus canadensis
Mimosa
Albizia julibrissin
Mung Bean
Vigna radiata
Palo Verde
Parkinsonia florida
Partridge Acacia
Vachellia farnesiana
Partridge Cassia
Chamaecrista nictitans
Partridge Pea
Chamaecrista fasciculata
Pea
Pisum sativum
Perennial Peanut
Arachis glabrata
Pigeon Pea
Cajanus cajan
Plains Wild Indigo
Baptisia bracteata
Powderpuff Mimosa
Calliandra surinamensis
Prairie Acacia
Vachellia angustissima
Prairie Potato
Pediomelum esculentum
Prairie Turnip
Pediomelum esculentum
Rattlebox
Crotalaria spectabilis
Sensitive Briar
Mimosa nuttallii
Sensitive Plant
Mimosa pudica
Sesbania
Sesbania spp.
Sesbania grandiflora
Sesbania grandiflora
Showy Partridge Pea
Chamaecrista fasciculata
Siberian Pea Shrub
Caragana arborescens
Siberian Peashrub
Caragana arborescens
Sicklepod
Senna obtusifolia
Snow Pea
Pisum sativum var. saccharatum
Sun Hemp
Crotalaria juncea
Sunshine Mimosa
Mimosa strigillosa
Tagasaste
Chamaecytisus palmensis
Tephrosia vogelii
Tephrosia vogelii
Tick Trefoil
Desmodium paniculatum
Trailing Mimosa
Mimosa strigillosa
Tree Medick
Medicago arborea
White Wild Indigo
Baptisia alba
Wild Indigo
Baptisia tinctoria
Wild Indigo Bush
Amorpha fruticosa
Wild Senna
Senna marilandica
Winged Bean
Psophocarpus tetragonolobus
Wisteria
Wisteria spp.
Yam Bean
Pachyrhizus erosus
Yellow Sweet Clover
Melilotus officinalis