Legume Family, also known as the Bean or Pea Family, Fabaceae

Indigo Bush, Psorothamnus schotti

The Latin word for bean is faba. The scientific name for the Legume Family is Fabaceae.

Legume Family members such as Mesquite and Catclaw are known for their beans.

Legume Family members like Lupine, Indigo Bush, and Smoke Tree are characterized by their pea-like flowers.

The flowers of Spiny Senna (Senna armata) and the rare Coues' Cassia (Senna covesii) are a golden yellow color.The flowers of the Blue Palo Verde tree (Cercidium floridum ssp. floridum) are a bright yellow.

The flowers of the Ironwood Tree (Olneya tesota) don't appear until after the end of the deasert season and are pink or white.