Plants of the Fabaceae Family at BCA

The following species and varieties are currently (or recently were) in the collections at Boone County Arboretum. This list is certainly not exhaustive -- additional taxa may be available in the trade, or may have been removed from our collection and thus removed from this list. To include taxa that are no longer present, go to this other list.

Genus: Albizia

 
 

Genus: Amorpha

 
 

Genus: Cercis

  • Cercis canadensis

    Eastern Redbud
    A lovely small, native understory tree with showy, lavender-pink spring flowers.
    Read cultural details and find specific plantings.
    • Cercis canadensis // Eastern Redbud ("straight species")
    • Cercis canadensis 'Appalachian Red' // Appalachian Red Redbud
    • Cercis canadensis 'Floating Clouds' // Floating Clouds Redbud
    • Cercis canadensis 'Forest Pansy' // Forest Pansy Redbud
    • Cercis canadensis 'Hearts of Gold' // Hearts of Gold Redbud
    • Cercis canadensis 'JN2' // The Rising Sun™ Redbud
    • Cercis canadensis 'Little Woody' // Little Woody Redbud
    • Cercis canadensis 'Ruby Falls' // Ruby Falls Weeping Redbud
    • Cercis canadensis 'Silver Cloud' // Silver Cloud Redbud
    • Cercis canadensis 'Tennessee Pink' // Tennessee Pink Redbud
    • Cercis canadensis var. alba // White Redbud

  • Cercis chinensis

    Chinese Redbud
    Read cultural details and find specific plantings.
    • Cercis chinensis 'Avondale' // Avondale Chinese Redbud

  • Cercis racemosa

    Chain-flowered Redbud
    A unique redbud with silvery-pink to rose/purple flowers in long racemes, resembling wisteria flowers, but may be damaged by cold winters in Zone 6.
    Read cultural details and find specific plantings.
    • Cercis racemosa // Chain-flowered Redbud ("straight species")

  • Cercis x

    Read cultural details and find specific plantings.
    • Cercis x 'Merlot' // Merlot Redbud

 
 

Genus: Cladrastis

 
 

Genus: Gleditsia

  • Gleditsia caspica

    Caspian Locust
    A medium-sized, drought-tolerant, deciduous tree w/ extremely long and numerous spines/thorns.
    Read cultural details and find specific plantings.
    • Gleditsia caspica // Caspian Locust ("straight species")

  • Gleditsia triacanthos

    Honeylocust
    An adaptable, leguminous, medium shade tree w/ many long thorns, fine-textured foliage, & yellow fall color.
    Read cultural details and find specific plantings.
    • Gleditsia triacanthos // Honeylocust ("straight species")
    • Gleditsia triacanthos 'Sunburst' // Sunburst Honeylocust
    • Gleditsia triacanthos f. inermis // Thornless Honeylocust
    • Gleditsia triacanthos f. inermis 'Skyline' // Skyline Thornless Honeylocust
    • Gleditsia triacanthos f. inermis 'Street Keeper' // Street Keeper Honeylocust

 
 

Genus: Gymnocladus

 
 

Genus: Indigofera

 
 

Genus: Laburnum

 
 

Genus: Maackia

 
 

Genus: Robinia

 
 

Genus: Sophora

 
 

Genus: Styphnolobium

  • Styphnolobium japonicum

    Pagodatree, Scholar-tree
    A medium-large deciduous shade tree with green twigs, white, late-summer flowers, and interesting bean-like fruits in the fall.
    Read cultural details and find specific plantings.
    • Styphnolobium japonicum 'Boone Gardiner's Weeping' // Weeping Scholar Tree (improved from pendula)
    • Styphnolobium japonicum 'Princeton Cascade' // Princeton Japanese Pagodatree, Scholar-tree
    • Styphnolobium japonicum 'Princeton Upright' // Princeton Upright Japanese Pagodatree, Scholar-tree

 
 

Genus: Wisteria

  • Wisteria frutescens

    American Wisteria
    A woody, deciduous, perennial climbing vine with showy, fragrant, lilac-purple spring flowers, perfect to climb up a trellis or support.
    Read cultural details and find specific plantings.
    • Wisteria frutescens // American Wisteria ("straight species")
    • Wisteria frutescens 'Amethyst Falls' // Amethyst Falls American Wisteria

  • Wisteria sinensis

    Chinese Wisteria
    A woody, deciduous, perennial climbing vine with showy, mildly fragrant, blue-violet spring flowers, perfect to climb up a trellis or support.
    Read cultural details and find specific plantings.
    • Wisteria sinensis 'Amethyst' // Amethyst Chinese Wisteria