Family Fabaceae Flashcards
Family Fabaceae
Common family name
Species count
Legume family
13,000
Family Fabaceae
Examples (5)
Beans
Peanuts
Alfalfa
Clover
Jicama
Family Fabaceae
Time between germination and flowering
Annuals to perennials
Family Fabaceae
Growth habit
Shrubs to trees
Family Fabaceae
Leaf arrangement
Leaf complexity
Alternate
Compound
Family Fabaceae
Inflorescence type
No pattern
Family Fabaceae
Sexuality
Symmetry
Sepal count
Bisexual
Bilateral
5 Sepals
Family Fabaceae
Petal count
Stamen count
Ovule count
5
10-many stamens
1-many ovules
Family Fabaceae
What are the 2 synapomorphies
Pea-like flowers
Legume fruits
Family Fabaceae
Ovary position
Superior
Family Fabaceae
Fruit type
Legume
Family Fabaceae
Human interactions (2)
Edible fruits, seed, leaves
Ornamental