Fabales
24252 plantes · 4 families
The legume order, containing nitrogen-fixing plants critical to agriculture. Includes beans, peas, lentils, and peanuts. The Fabaceae family alone has over 19,000 species.
Families in this Order
Fabaceae
Legume family
The third-largest family of flowering plants with about 19,500 species. Includes beans, peas, lentils, soybeans, peanuts, and clover. Many fix …
Polygalaceae
The milkwort family (~1,000 species, 20 genera). Herbs, shrubs, and trees with irregular flowers resembling papilionoid legumes. Includes milkworts (Polygala) …
Quillajaceae
A small family (~3 species, 2 genera: Quillaja and Kageneckia) of trees and shrubs from South America. Quillaja saponaria (soapbark) …
Surianaceae
A small family (~4 species, 5 genera) of trees and shrubs from tropical coasts and islands. Includes sea rosemary (Suriana …