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  5. Legumes, Milkworts, and Allies
  6. Legumes
  7. Peacock Flower Subfamily
  8. Caesalpinieae

tribe

Caesalpinieae

Caesalpinieae

Includes
11 native 7 introduced 8 present
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Children

  • Rushpeas 6 native
  • Pomaria 2 native
  • Erythrostemon 1 native
  • Guilandina 1 native
  • Denisophytum 1 native
  • Mezoneuron
  • Coulteria
  • Ticanto
  • Zuccagnia
  • Sasswoods
  • Haematoxylum
  • Libidibia
  • Nicker
  • Paubrasilia
  • Tara
  • Cenostigma
  • Biancaea

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Top native Caesalpinieae All

Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

  • Nickernut Guilandina bonduc caterpillars 3 flowers 7
  • Indian Rushpea Hoffmannseggia glauca food 2
  • James' Holdback Pomaria jamesii food 1
  • Wand Holdback Hoffmannseggia microphylla flowers 9
  • Creeping Rushpea Hoffmannseggia repens
  • Sicklepod Holdback Hoffmannseggia drepanocarpa
  • Uhiuhi Mezoneuron kavaiense
  • Tailed Nicker Erythrostemon caudatus
  • Dwarf Nicker Hoffmannseggia drummondii
  • Sharppod Rushpea Hoffmannseggia oxycarpa
  • Blackspot Pomaria Pomaria melanosticta
  • Few-flower Holdback Denisophytum pauciflorum
  • Slender Rushpea Hoffmannseggia tenella
  • Creeping Bird of Paradise Erythrostemon phyllanthoides
  • Texas Holdback Pomaria austrotexana
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