The Pea Family in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington

Partial Listing of Members of the Pea Family Found in the Cascade Mountains of Washington and Oregon:

The Locoweeds of the Cascade Mts.: The Genus Astragalus -

Western Redbud, California Redbud: Cercis occidentalis -

Scots Broom: Cytisus scoparius - Bush to 7 feet tall. Leaves are in threes (looking like thin clover leaves). Stems and leaves are a dark green. Flowers bright yellow, often with reddish splotches and irregular in shape, looking like crab claws.

French Broom, Montpelier Broom: Genista monspessulana (formerly Cytisus monspessulanus) -

American Licorice, Wild Licorice: Glycyrrhiza lepidota -

Sweet-vetch of the Cascade Mts.: The Genus Hedysarum -

The Peavines of the Cascade Mts.: The Genus Lathyrus -

Deervetch and Bird's-foot Trefoil of the Cascade Mts.: The Genus Lotus -

Lupines of the Cascade Mts.: The Genus Lupinus -

The Medic and Alfalfa of the Cascade Mts.: The Genus Medicago -

The Sweet-clover of the Cascade Mts.: The Genus Melilotus -

Locoweeds: The Genus Oxytropis -

Common Pea, Garden Pea: Pisum sativum -

Locusts of the Cascade Mts.: The Genus Robinia -

California-tea, Forest Scurfpea: Rupertia physodes (Synonym: Psoralea physodes) -

Crown Vetch: Securigera varia -

Western Sophora: Sophoria leachiana -

Spanish Broom: Spartium junceum -

Golden Peas and Thermopsis of the Cascade Mts.: The Genus Thermopsis -

The Clovers of the Cascade Mts.: The Genus Trifolium -

Gorse, Furze: Ulex europaeus -

Vetches of the Cascade Mts: The Genus Vicia -