Learn to Identify the Fabaceae Family | Plant Families

Being the third largest plant family, Fabaceae (legumes or pea family) are so diverse that it might get tricky trying to find the common characters amongst the plants belonging to this family. While flowers are not the most reliable character, the fruit (legume) is one of the most easily recognizable features that will help you identify a member of this family. In this video, we will also look into the flower morphology of papilionaceous flowers, which are characteristic for one of the Fabaceae subfamilies, Faboidae.
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[@gokul4383]

I was surprised when I saw peanuts on that list. Then I remembered you stating the notable character 'pod'. Such an amazing video, thank you very much. As a plant science student, your videos are creating a great impact in enhancing my knowledge.

[@kebunbahagiabersama3351]

Interesting to note the similarities and differences in this family.

[@ProfesorPorcupine-yy5bt]

Such different repeating flower types in fabaceae, it's like there's completly seperate subfamilies within fabaceae. Afterall it's among the biggest plant families. Have you looked at phylogenic trees? It's wild but fun to see how closely related species are.

[@carolinacolombo3059]

Great vídeos! I worked até a Herbarium for most my graduation, at Paraná Brazil, State Univerty of Maringá. Now i'm working with interactions between birds and plants. Fabaceae and Myrtaceae are largely consumed by birds. Your vídeos helped me a lot.

[@hardeepkumar1462]

Thank you thank you so much mam. I see your knowledgeable video regularly. So thanks a lot mam.

[@natureclearly]

Thank you for watching! 🤗

[@premkumar9608]

Worth waiting for your class. One more informative session it's delightful. Thanks

[@natureclearly]

Thank you so much! ❤

[@mustangunique3214]

VEry nice video! quite helpful!

[@gardeningwithelvika]

Beautiful and interesting flowers very informative video

[@natureclearly]

Thank you!

[@scottwarner3127]

Using this as assigned watching for my Plant Systematics lab. Excellent video.

[@natureclearly]

I'm glad it was helpful! 😊 good luck with the class!

[@cutiefull6311]

Any tips to learn families plz

[@leventnergiz]

Fabacea plants all look alike in leaves. Makes them hard to distinguish. Julibrissin, gladetsia, etc

[@sahhaf1234]

The hardest is to identify the yellow composites, specifically crepis vs. hieracium. AFAIK only their achenes/cypselas are reliably different.

[@natureclearly]

That's true! Yellow composites are very tricky. Have you seen my video on this family? 😊

[@sahhaf1234]

@@natureclearlyTo my experience, they are the trickiest, I think.. Year after year a yellow composite blooms at approximately this time at the backyard of my workplace. I still dont know whether it is a crepis or a hieracium. I have succeeded in narrowing it down up to there, but not more.. No, but I'll check.

[@cutiefull6311]

Amazingly different 🎀🎀 Plz upload lectures of all plants families.

[@natureclearly]

Thank you! ❤ there will definitely be videos on more plant families so stay tuned! 😊

[@tundrataiga5100]

Please do Apocynaceae ♥️

[@natureclearly]

Stay tuned! 😉

[@PlantThing]

Very nice.

[@amym3337]

I feel like learning plants is like learning English - there are so many exceptions to the rule! 😂

[@natureclearly]

Right?!