Legumes of the Great Plains

James Stubbendieck is director emeritus of the Center for Great Plains Studies and professor emeritus of grassland ecology in the Department of Agronomy and Horticulture at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Jessica L. Milby is a plant identification specialist and a range and forage research technologist at the University of Nebraska West Central Research and Extension Center in North Platte.  

Introduction
            Climate
            Geology
            Soils PrairiesAbundance and Value of LegumesKeysTaxonomyIllustrationsMapsDescriptions of Individual SpeciesCharacteristics of LegumesTaxonomy of Legumes
I. CAESALPINIACEAE,
Cercis canadensis,Chamaecrista fasciculata,Gleditsia triacanthos,Gymnocladus dioicus,Hoffmannseggia glauca,Senna marilandica,
II. FABACEAE
Amorpha canescens,fruticosa,nana,Amphicarpaea bracteata,Apios americana,Astragalus agrestis,bisulcatus,canadensis,
ceramicus,cicer,crassicarpus,
drummondii,
flexuosus,gracilis,
kentrophyta,
laxmannii,
lotiflorus,
missouriensis,
mollissimus,
multiflorus,
nuttallianus,
pectinatus,
plattensis,
racemosus,
spatulatus,Baptisia alba,
australis,bracteata,Caragana arborescens,Crotalaria sagittalis,Dalea aurea,
candida,
cylindriceps,
enneandra,
formosa,
lanata,
leporina,
multiflora,
purpurea,            villosa,Desmodium canadense,
canescens,
glutinosum,
illinoense,
nudiflorum,
paniculatum,
sessilifolium,Glycyrrhiza lepidota,Kummerowia stipulaceae,
striata,Lathyrus decaphyllus,
latifolius,
venosus,Lespedeza capitata,
cuneata,
violacea,
virginica,Lotus corniculatus,
purshianus,Lupinus argenteus,
caudatus,
plattensis,
pusillus,
subcarnosus,Medicago lupulina,
polymorpha,
sativa,Melilotusofficinalis,Onobrychis viciifolia,Orophaca caespitosa,
hyalina,
sericea,Oxytropis campestris,
lambertii,
multiceps,
sericea,Pediomelum argophyllum,
cuspidatum,
digitatum,
esculentum,Pisum sativum,Psoralidium lanceolatum,
tenuiflorum,Pueraria montana,Robinia pseudoacacia,Securigera varia,Sophora nuttalliana,Strophostyles
            helvola, leiosperma,Stylosanthes biflora,Tephrosia virginiana,Thermopsis
            rhombifolia,
Trifolium campestre,            fragiferum,
            hybridum, incarnatum,            pratense,
            reflexum,
            repens,
Vicia americana,
sativa,            villosa,

III. MIMOSACEAE
Acacia
            berlandieri, greggii,Desmanthus illinoensis,Mimosa quadrivalvis,Neptunia lutea,Prosopis glandulosa,
Glossary
Abbreviations for Nomenclature Authorities
Selected References
Index