Description ⁴

A tree in the Legume Family. Produces blooms edible raw or cooked in the spring, followed by pods that can also be eaten cooked when young and purple.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Diana-Terry Hibbitts, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Diana-Terry Hibbitts
2. (c) Ashton Tassin, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Ashton Tassin
3. (c) runyonl, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
4. (c) Amber Leung, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• eFloras.org
• Flora of North America (beta)
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos
• USDA PLANTS database
• World Flora Online

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