1. Fabaceae -The Pea Family
Ca5 Co1+2+2 A9+1 G1
root nodules
Apios americana
Lathyrus maritimus
diadelphous stamens

2. Vegetative Features Herbaceous plants (ours)
Leaves alternate, compound, with stipules

3. Floral Features Ca5 Co1+2+2 A9+1 G1
Flowers with a banner, wings, and a keel
Androecium diadelphous
Pistil simple
Fruit a legume or a loment

5. Economic Importance The third largest family of flowering plants
Source of peas, beans, alfalfa, clover
Nitrogen fixation
Source of indigo dye

6. Amphicarpaea bracteata
Local flora
Apios americana
Ground nut
Desmodium canadense
Showy tick-trefoil
Amphicarpaea bracteata
Hog peanut
Lathyrus maritimus
Beach pea