Legumes (Fabaceae) of Orange County, California
Including Acacias, Deerweed, Lotus, Lupins, Clovers, Peas and Vetches
Compiled by Peter J. Bryant, School of Biological Sciences, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA 92697.To comment, mailto:pjbryant@uci.edu *, exotic species; +, listed species. Glossary. Other sources
* Two-nerved wattle,
Acacia (bivenosa?)
* Red-eyed wattle,
Acacia cyclops
* Sydney Golden Wattle,
Acacia longifolia
* Black Wattle,
Acacia mearnsii
* Queensland Silver Wattle,
Acacia podalyriifolia
* Golden Wattle,
Acacia pycnantha
* Bank Catclaw,
Acacia redolens
* Swamp Wattle,
Acacia retinodes
* Golden wreath wattle,
Acacia saligna
California Boxelder,
Acer negundo
 _/San Juan Loop Trail, Cleveland National Forest, Riverside Co., CA 7-11-10 210a.jpg)
Spanish Clover,
Acmispon americanus
+ Silver Bird's-foot Trefoil,
Acmispon argophyllus
Big Deervetch,
Acmispon crassifolius
/curved seed pods can be dispersed by animals, UCI Ecological Preserve, irvine, CA 4-4-10 050a.jpg)
Common Deerweed (California broom), Acmispon glaber
/Tenaja Falls Trail, San Mateo Wilderness, Riverside Co., CA 7-4-11 002a.jpg)
Heermann's Lotus,
Acmispon hermannii
Coast Trefoil,
Acmispon maritimus
/Crystal Cove State Park, Laguna Beach, CA 4-17-11 01373a.jpg)
Small-flowered Lotus (Fishhook Lotus), Acmispon micranthus
Coastal lotus,
Acmispon salsuginosus
/Santiago Oaks Regional Park, Orange, CA 5-31-10 351a.jpg)
Strigose Lotus,
Acmispon strigosus
/Irvine Regional Park, Irvine, CA 3-09-08 065a.jpg)
California Lotus,
Acmispon wrangelianus
* Crested Wattle,
Albizia lophantha
California False Indigo,
Amorpha californica
_/University Hills, Irvine, CA., cultivated 4-19-11 005a.jpg)
Western false indigo,
Amorpha fruticosa
+ Braunton's Milkvetch,
Astragalus brauntonii
Dwarf white milkvetch, Astragalus didymocarpus var. didymocarpus
Pomona Locoweed,
Astragalus pomonensis
/Seaview Park, Aliso+ Wood Cyns. Wilderness Park, Laguna Niguel, CA 5-29-11 056a.jpg)
Ocean Locoweed,
Astragalus trichopodus var. lonchus
* Carob tree,
Ceratonia siliqua
* African coral tree,
Erythrina caffra
Large Leatherroot,
Hoita macrostachya
Roundleaf Leatherroot,
Hoita orbicularis
Broad leaved lotus,
Hosackia crassifolius
* Everlasting pea,
Lathyrus latifolius
* Sweet Pea,
Lathyrus odoratus
* Tangier pea,
Lathyrus tingitanus
Pacific Pea,
Lathyrus vestitus
/Eastbluff Park, Newport Beach, CA 8-18-11 048a.jpg)
* Bird's Foot Trefoil,
Lotus corniculatus
/Limestone Canyon Wilderness Park, Orange Co., CA 6-4-11 091a.jpg)
Silver Bush Lupine,
Lupinus albifrons
/Black Star Cyn. Wilderness Park, Trabuco Cyn, Orange Co., CA 3-09-08 007a.jpg)
Miniature Lupine,
Lupinus bicolor
/Deersprings Trail, San Jacinto Mtns., Idlewild, CA 5-31-10 162a.jpg)
Bajada Lupine,
Lupinus concinnus
)/Santa Rosa Plateau Ecological Preserve, Riverside Co., CA. 3-01-09 151a.jpg)
Bush Lupine (Guard Lupine), Lupinus excubitus var. hallii
/Irvine Regional Park, Irvine, Orange Co., CA 3-09-08 103a.jpg)
Stinging Lupine,
Lupinus hirsutissimus
Broadleaf Lupine,
Lupinus latifolius
Longleaf Bush Lupine,
Lupinus longifolius
/Aliso and Wood Cyns. Wilderness Park, Laguna Niguel, Orange Co., CA. 4-05-08 072a.jpg)
Chick Lupine (Valley Lupine),
Lupinus microcarpus
/Bren Park, Turtle Rock, Irvine, CA 3-26-10 001a.jpg)
Coulter's Lupine,
Lupinus sparsiflorus
/Crystal Cove State Park, Laguna Beach, CA 3-21-09 203a.jpg)
Arroyo Lupine,
Lupinus succulentus
/branches grow at upward slant, UCI Ecological Preserve, Irvine, CA 3-18-09 031a.jpg)
Collar Lupine,
Lupinus truncatus
/Santiago Oaks Regional Park, Orange, CA. 3-02-08 062a.jpg)
* Bur-clover,
Medicago polymorpha
* Alfalfa,
Medicago sativa
/Mason Regional Park, Irvine, Orange Co., CA. 9-29-11 127a.jpg)
* White Sweetclover,
Melilotus albus
/Crystal Cove State Park, Laguna Beach, CA. 5-16-08a.jpg)
* Yellow Sweetclover,
Meliotus indicus
Palo Verde,
Parkinsonia aculeata
/Fullerton Arboretum, Fullerton, Orange Co., CA. 5-02-09 209a.jpg)
Chaparral pea,
Pickeringia montana
Honey mesquite,
Prosopis glandulosa
Velvet mesquite,
Prosopis velutina
* Black Locust,
Robinia pseudoacacia
California Tea,
Rupertia physodes
* African Senna,
Senna didymobotrya
* Spanish Broom,
Spartium junceum
/Santiago Truck Trail, Orange Co., CA. 4-25-09 178a.jpg)
Tree Clover,
Trifolium ciliolatum?
Dwarf sack clover, Trifolium depauperatum var. truncatum
/note leaf attached immediately below bracts beneath flower; Aliso and Wood Cyns. Wilderness park, Laguna Niguel, CA. 4-05-08 054a.jpg)
* Rose Clover,
Trifolium hirtum
 Clover (Trifolium microcephalum)/Hurkey Creek Park. San Jacinto Mtns, Mountain Center, CA 5-31-10 204a.jpg)
Maiden Clover (Small-headed Clover), Trifolium microcephalum
/7-11-10 083a.jpg)
Creek Clover,
Trifolium obtusiflorum
* Red Clover,
Trifolium pratense
* White Clover,
Trifolium repens
Variegated Clover,
Trifolium variegatum
/Bommer Canyon Wilderness Park, Irvine, CA. 4-23-11 091a.jpg)
Wildcat Clover,
Trifolium willdenovii
/Laurel Cyn, Laguna Coast Wilderness Park, Laguna Beach, CA. 2-22-09 061a.jpg)
American Vetch,
Vicia americana
* Purple Vetch,
Vicia benghalensis
Louisiana Vetch,
Vicia ludoviciana ssp. ludoviciana
Common Vetch,
Vicia sativa ssp. sativa
/Limestone Canyon Wilderness Park, Orange Co., CA.6-4-11 239a.jpg)
Winter Vetch,
Vicia villosa
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