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Blue Wild Indigo (Baptisia australis) is a robust herbaceous perennial belonging to the legume family, native to the prairies and open woodlands of central and eastern North America. It is distinguished by its tall, branching spikes of indigo-blue, pea-like flowers that bloom in the late spring, fol...

White Wild Indigo (Baptisia alba) is a tall, drought-tolerant perennial native to prairies and open woodlands of the central and eastern United States. A member of the legume family (Fabaceae), it grows 3 to 5 feet tall with blue-green, trifoliate leaves and produces tall spikes of white, pea-like f...

Shola is a traditional Afghan rice dish known for its soft, sticky, and somewhat porridge-like texture. It is prepared by cooking rice together with legumes, most commonly split mung beans or lentils, until they break down and merge. Regional and seasonal variations frequently incorporate minced mea...

Wild Lupine (Lupinus perennis) is a native flowering legume of the pea family found primarily in the eastern and midwestern United States. The plant is recognized by its distinct palmate leaves, which radiate in a starburst pattern from a central point, and its tall spikes of blue and purple pea-lik...

Purple prairie clover, Dalea purpurea, is a perennial legume native to prairies and open grasslands across central North America. In summer it bears dense cylindrical flower heads in which small purple blossoms open progressively around the spike, above finely divided leaves. Symbiotic bacteria asso...

A South Indian snack of boiled legumes seasoned with mustard seeds, curry leaves, and coconut, sundal is widely prepared as prasad during the nine-day Navratri festival across Tamil Nadu and Andhra Pradesh.

White Prairie Clover (Dalea candida) is a native perennial legume of North American grasslands and prairies. It develops a deep taproot and produces cylindrical flower spikes of small white tubular blossoms that open progressively from bottom to top in mid-summer. As a legume, it fixes nitrogen and...

Megachile ericetorum is a species of solitary leafcutter bee native to Europe. As a member of the genus Megachile, the female bee uses her mandibles to cut pieces of leaves or flower petals, which she carries back to her nest cavity. The bee uses these plant fragments, occasionally combined with mud...

Melitta leporina is a Palearctic solitary bee first described by Panzer in 1799, notable for being oligolectic on plants in the Fabaceae family.

Ugba, also known as ukpaka, is a traditional fermented condiment made from the seeds of the African oil bean tree, scientifically known as Pentaclethra macrophylla. It is a staple food among the Igbo people of southeastern Nigeria, who prepare it through an extensive boiling, slicing, and fermentati...

Ogiri is a group of strongly flavored fermented seed condiments used in West African cooking, particularly in Nigeria. Depending on the regional variety, it may be prepared from oil-rich seeds or beans such as castor, sesame, or melon seeds, which are cooked and fermented before being formed into a...

Andrena wilkella is a species of mining bee in the genus Andrena. Native to Europe, it was introduced to North America during the twentieth century and established populations there. The bee is associated with flowering plants in the legume family, including clovers, and contributes to their pollina...

Andrena labialis is a European mining bee notably characterized by its unusually expanded mouthparts, and it typically forages on nectar and pollen from leguminous plants.

American vetch, Vicia americana, is a perennial legume native to much of North America, where it occurs in grasslands, open woods, alpine areas, and woodland edges. Its weak stems climb through neighboring vegetation using tendrils, and its pea-like flowers are commonly purple, pink, or white. As a...

Andrena ovatula is a small species of solitary mining bee in the genus Andrena, recorded in Europe and across the Palaearctic region. Like other mining bees, it excavates a nest in the ground and provisions its brood with pollen and nectar collected from flowers. Clover and other legumes are reporte...

Red clover is a perennial herbaceous legume native to Europe, western Asia, and parts of northern Africa, and it has been introduced widely elsewhere. It is cultivated as forage for livestock and is also common in meadows, roadsides, and other grassland habitats. As a legume, it forms associations w...

White clover, Trifolium repens, is a low-growing perennial legume native to Europe, North Africa, and parts of Asia. It spreads by creeping stems that root at the nodes and produces three-lobed leaves and rounded heads of white flowers. The species is widely established in lawns, pastures, roadsides...

Bird's-foot trefoil, Lotus corniculatus, is a perennial legume native to Europe, parts of Asia, and northern Africa. It has yellow or yellow-orange pea-like flowers and compound leaves with five leaflets. The plant's name refers to its clustered seed pods, which can spread from a common point and re...

Epilachna varivestis, commonly called the Mexican bean beetle, is a herbivorous ladybird beetle in the family Coccinellidae. It differs from predatory ladybirds by feeding on the foliage of beans and related crops; adults are orange to copper and typically have eight black spots on each wing cover,...

Crown Vetch is the Eurasian perennial legume Securigera varia, also known by the older scientific name Coronilla varia. It has trailing or scrambling stems, pinnately compound leaves without tendrils, pink to white flower clusters, and spreading rhizomes. It was planted widely in North America for r...