Fabaceae - wild flowers of the pea family

Here are just a few examples of wildflowers from the family Fabaceae. There are very many more on this website, where you can have the species arranged in their families.

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 throughout the UK and Europe - they are particularly plentiful in the Mediterranean region. 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 deep red flowers of Vicia benghalensis

Vicia benghalensis - one of the colourful members of the Fabaceae family to be found in the Mediterranean.

The Fabacea (formerly known as 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.