| Habit |
Herbs, shrubs,
or trees; annual to perennial |
| Stem: |
various |
| Leaves: |
Pinnate
or palmate compound, rarely simple |
| Inflorescence: |
various |
| Flower: |
5-merous, conspicuous |
| Perianth: |
5-merous |
| Calyx: |
5-sepals,
conspicuous |
| Corolla: |
5 petals, upper
petal (banner), 2 lateral petals (wings), 2 lower petals connate (keel) |
| Hypanthium: |
Ø |
| Androecium: |
10 stamens,
filaments variously connate into tube closely surrounding ovary |
| Gynoecium: |
Unicarpellate |
| Ovary position: |
superior,
unilocular, ovules 1-numerous |
| Stigma: |
1 |
| Style: |
1 |
| Fruit type: |
Legume |
| Other: |
A few genera have some
petals, not all, missing or inconspicuous |
| Representatives: |
Lupine, brooms,
sweet pea, locoweed, clover, alfalfa, pea and bean |
