Botanical Family · Fabales

Fabaceae

Legume/Bean family

318 speciesOrder Fabales8+ well-known plants

One of the largest flowering plant families, commonly known as the legume or bean family. Characterised by pod-like fruits (legumes) and often symbiotic nitrogen-fixing root nodules. Includes trees, shrubs, herbs, and climbers spanning tropical to temperate zones.

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Representative FABACEAE specimen
Representative specimen · Fabaceae

How to recognise the Fabaceae family

  • 01

    Compound leaves, often pinnate

  • 02

    Zygomorphic 'butterfly' flowers

  • 03

    Fruit a legume (pod)

Notable members

All 318 species in FABACEAE

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