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Adenolobus gariepensis seeds

Adenolobus sp.
Family: Faboideae / Leguminosae / Papilionaceae
Adenolobus
Origin: South Africa
large shrub 5-10 ft

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Adenolobus gariepensis seeds

Adenolobus pechuelii seeds

Afgekia sericea
Family: Faboideae / Leguminosae / Papilionaceae
Silky Afgekia
Origin: Thailand
vine or creeper

This Afgekia is a small genus of perennial climbing shrubs native to Asia. The name of this plant is an acronym in honor of Arthur Francis George Kerr, a 20th century British plant collector (his initials spell out AFGEK)

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Amorpha fruticosa
Family: Faboideae / Leguminosae / Papilionaceae
Desert False Indigo
Origin: North America
large shrub 5-10 ft

subtropical, cold hardy at least to 30s F for a short time

Desert Indigo is great for a butterfly garden.

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Anagyris foetida, Mediterranean Stinkbush, Stinking Bean Trefoil, Purging Trefoil

Anagyris foetida
Family: Faboideae / Leguminosae / Papilionaceae
Mediterranean Stinkbush, Stinking Bean Trefoil, Purging Trefoil
Origin: Mediterranean region
large shrub 5-10 ft

Shrub with trifoliate leaves and yellow flowers followed by backward curving seed pods; leaves foetid when crushed.

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Anagyris latifolia, Oro de Risco, Gold of the Rocks

Anagyris latifolia
Family: Faboideae / Leguminosae / Papilionaceae
Oro de Risco, Gold of the Rocks
Origin: Canary Islands
large shrub 5-10 ft

Gold of the Rocks makes a most ornamental woody, semi-evergreen shrub with large, bright golden yellow flowers in terminal clusters and fresh green, trifoliated leaves.

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Andira inermis, Geoffroea inermis , Cabbage Tree

Andira inermis, Geoffroea inermis
Family: Faboideae / Leguminosae / Papilionaceae
Cabbage Tree
Origin: Central America
small tree 10-20 ft

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Anthyllis barba-jovis, Silver Bush, Jupiter

Anthyllis barba-jovis
Family: Faboideae / Leguminosae / Papilionaceae
Silver Bush, Jupiter's Beard
Origin: Mediterranean
large shrub 5-10 ft

Silvery hairy shrub with evergreen foliage and pale yellow flowers. It's a good specimen plant for a rock garden in a dry, warm climate.

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Ornamental ground cover

Arachis hypogaea
Family: Faboideae / Leguminosae / Papilionaceae
Peanut
Origin: South America
groundcover and low-growing

Species in the genus Arachis have an interesting reproductive biology because the seed-containing pods mature underground instead of aerially as in most legumes. The flowers don't usually open, and are self-pollinated. After pollination, there is cell division below the young pod sending it down on a stalk and pushing it into the ground where it matures. Seeds yield a non-drying, edible oil, used in cooking, margarines, salads, canning, for deep-frying, for shortening in pastry and bread, and for pharmaceuticals, soaps, cold creams, pomades and lubricants, emulsions for insect control, and fuel for diesel engines. The oil cake, a high-protein livestock feed, may be used for human consumption. Other products include dyes, ice cream, massage oil, paints, and peanut milk. Seeds are eaten raw, whole roasted and salted, or chopped in confectioneries, or ground into peanut butter. Young pods may be consumed as a vegetable. Young leaves and tips are suitable as a cooked green vegetable.

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Argyrocytisus battandieri, Cytisus battandieri, Pineapple Broom

Argyrocytisus battandieri, Cytisus battandieri
Family: Faboideae / Leguminosae / Papilionaceae
Pineapple Broom
Origin: Morocco
large shrub 5-10 ft

It is best grown with some shelter from cold winds and in full sun, and makes an excellent wall shrub, where its silky grey-green foliage, delicate and laburnum-like, looks effective against brickwork and can reach 18ft. The golden pea-shaped flowers are gathered in large upright cones, and have a strong scent of pineapples.

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