Fabaceae - wild flowers of the pea family

These thumbnail pictures have links to larger photographs and information about each of the species, their habitat needs and an identification guide.

Bush lupin	Black medick	Red clover	Kidney vetch
Birdsfoot trefoil	Upright vetch	Rest-harrow	Tufted vetch

The Pea family is very well represented in Wales. The flowers have five petals, two of which are joined at the keel; another common characteristic is the elongated seed pods of flowers of this family.

The Leguminoseae include various vetches, clovers and medicks as well as bushes such as gorse and broom and laburnum, an introduced deciduous tree. Most members of this plant family bloom in summer.