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Scientific Name	Common Name	Native Status
Acmispon helleri (Britt.) A.A. Heller	Carolina Prairie-trefoil	N
Aeschynomene indica L.	Southern Joint-vetch, Indian Joint-vetch	I
Aeschynomene virginica (L.) B.S.P.	Sensitive Joint-vetch, Northern Joint-vetch	N
Albizia julibrissin Durazz.	Mimosa, Silk Tree	I
Alysicarpus vaginalis (L.) DC.	Alyce Clover	I
Amorpha fruticosa L.	False Indigo-bush, Tall Indigo-bush	N
Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fern. var. bracteata	Hog-peanut	N
Amphicarpaea bracteata (L.) Fern. var. comosa Fassett	American Hog-peanut, Lowland Hog-peanut	N
Apios americana Medik.	Groundnut	N
Astragalus canadensis L. var. canadensis	Canada Milkvetch	N
Astragalus distortus T. & G. var. distortus	Ozark Milkvetch, Bent Milkvetch	N
Astragalus neglectus (Torr. & Gray) Sheldon	Cooper's Milkvetch	N
Baptisia albescens Small	Narrow-pod White Wild Indigo, Spiked Wild Indigo	N
Baptisia australis (L.) R. Brown	Blue Wild Indigo	N
Baptisia cinerea (Raf.) Fern. & Schub.	Gray-hairy Wild Indigo, Carolina Wild Indigo	N
Baptisia tinctoria (L.) R. Br. ex Ait. f.	Yellow Wild Indigo, Horsefly Weed	N
Cajanus scarabaeoides (L.) Thouars	Showy Pigeonpea	I
Centrosema virginianum (L.) Benth. ssp. virginianum	Spurred Butterfly Pea	N
Cercis canadensis L. var. canadensis	Eastern Redbud	N
Chamaecrista fasciculata (Michx.) Greene var. fasciculata	Common Partridge-pea	N
Chamaecrista fasciculata (Michx.) Greene var. macrosperma (Fernald) C. F. Reed	Marsh Patridge-pea, Marsh Senna	N
Chamaecrista nictitans (L.) Moench var. nictitans	Wild Sensitive Plant, Sensitive Partridge-pea	N
Clitoria mariana L. var. mariana	Butterfly Pea	N
Crotalaria biflora L.	Two-flower Rattlebox	I
Crotalaria pallida Aiton var. obovata (G. Don) Polhill	Smooth Rattlebox	I
Crotalaria purshii DC.	Pursh's Rattlebox	N
Crotalaria rotundifolia Walt. ex J.F. Gmel.	Low Rattlebox, Rabbitbells	N
Crotalaria sagittalis L.	Rattlebox, Arrowhead Rattlebox	N
Crotalaria spectabilis Roth	Showy Rattlebox	I
Cytisus scoparius (L.) Link	Common Broom, Scotch Broom	I
Dalea leporina (Ait.) Bullock	Hare's-foot Dalea	I
Desmanthus illinoensis (Michx.) MacMillan ex. Rob. & Fern.	Prairie Mimosa	I
Desmodium canadense (L.) DC.	Showy Tick-trefoil, Canadian Tick-trefoil	N
Desmodium canescens (L.) DC.	Hoary Tick-trefoil	N
Desmodium ciliare (Muhl. ex Willd.) DC.	Hairy Small-leaf Tick-trefoil	N
Desmodium cuspidatum (Muhl. ex Willd.) Loudon	Toothed Tick-trefoil, Large-bracted Tick-trefoil	N
Desmodium fernaldii Schub.	Fernald's Tick-trefoil	N
Desmodium glabellum (Michx.) DC.	Dillenius' Tick-trefoil	N
Desmodium laevigatum (Nutt.) DC.	Smooth Tick-trefoil	N
Desmodium lineatum DC.	Sand Tick-trefoil	N
Desmodium marilandicum (L.) DC.	Smooth Small-leaf Tick-trefoil, Maryland Tick-trefoil	N
Desmodium nuttallii (Schindl.) Schub.	Nuttall's Tick-trefoil	N
Desmodium obtusum (Muhl. ex Willd.) DC.	Stiff Tick-trefoil	N
Desmodium ochroleucum M.A. Curtis ex Canby	Cream-flowered Tick-trefoil	N
Desmodium paniculatum (L.) DC. var. epetiolatum Schub.	Narrow-leaf Tick-trefoil, Panicled-leaf Tick-trefoil	N
Desmodium paniculatum (L.) DC. var. paniculatum	Narrow-leaf Tick-trefoil, Panicled-leaf Tick-trefoil	N
Desmodium perplexum Schub.	Perplexing Tick-trefoil	N
Desmodium rotundifolium DC.	Round-leaf Tick-trefoil, Prostrate Tick-trefoil	N
Desmodium sessilifolium (Torr.) Torr. & Gray	Sessile-leaf Tick-trefoil	N
Desmodium strictum (Pursh) DC.	Pineland Tick-trefoil, Pine Barren Tick-Trefoil	N
Desmodium tenuifolium Torr. & Gray	Slim-leaf Tick-trefoil	N
Desmodium viridiflorum (L.) DC.	Velvet-leaf Tick-trefoil	N
Galactia brachypoda Torrey & A. Gray	Sandhill Milkpea	N
Galactia regularis (L.) B.S.P.	Eastern Milkpea	N
Galactia volubilis (L.) Britt var. volubilis	Downy Milkpea	N
Gleditsia triacanthos L.	Honey Locust
Glycine max (L.) Merr.	Soybean	I
Glycyrrhiza lepidota Pursh	Wild Licorice, American Licorice	I
Gymnocladus dioicus (L.) K. Koch	Kentucky Coffee-tree	N
Hylodesmum glutinosum (Muhl. ex Willld.) H. Ohashi & R.R. Mill	Pointed-leaf Tick-trefoil	N
Hylodesmum nudiflorum (L.) H. Ohashi & R.R. Mill	Naked-Flowered Tick-trefoil	N
Hylodesmum pauciflorum (Nutt.) H. Ohashi & R.R. Mill	Few-flowered Tick-trefoil	N
Kummerowia stipulacea (Maxim.) Makino	Korean-clover	I
Kummerowia striata (Thunb.) Schindl.	Japanese-clover	I
Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet	Hyacinth-bean	I
Lathyrus hirsutus L.	Caley Pea, Singletary Pea	I
Lathyrus latifolius L.	Everlasting Pea, Perennial Sweet Pea	I
Lathyrus palustris L.	Marsh Pea, Marsh Vetchling	N
Lathyrus pusillus Ell.	Tiny Pea, Small Vetchling
Lathyrus venosus Muhl. ex Willd. var. venosus	Veiny Pea	N
Lespedeza angustifolia (Pursh) Ell.	Narrow-leaf Lespedeza, Narrow-leaf Bush-clover	N
Lespedeza bicolor Turcz.	Shrubby Bush-clover, Bicolor Lespedeza, Shrub Lespedeza,	I
Lespedeza capitata Michx.	Round-headed Lespedeza, Round-headed Bush-clover	N
Lespedeza cuneata (Dum.-Cours.) G. Don	Sericea Lespedeza, Chinese Lespedeza	I
Lespedeza frutescens (L.) Ell.	Violet Lespedeza, Violet Bush-clover	N
Lespedeza hirta (L.) Hornemann var. curtissii (Clewell) Isely	Curtiss' Lespedeza	N
Lespedeza hirta (L.) Hornemann var. hirta	Hairy Lespedeza, Hairy Bush-clover	N
Lespedeza procumbens Michx.	Trailing Lespedeza, Trailing Bush-clover	N
Lespedeza repens (L.) W. Bart.	Creeping Lespedeza, Creeping Bush-clover	N
Lespedeza stuevei Nutt.	Tall Lespedeza, Velvety Lespedeza, Tall Bush-clover	N
Lespedeza violacea (L.) Pers.	Wand Lespedeza, Wand Bush-clover	N
Lespedeza virginica (L.) Britt.	Slender Lespedeza, Slender Bush-clover	N
Lotus corniculatus L.	Bird's-foot Trefoil	I
Lotus tenuis Waldst. & Kit. ex Willd.	Slender Birdsfoot-trefoil	I
Lupinus perennis L.	Sundial Lupine	N
Medicago arabica (L.) Huds.	Spotted Medick, Spotted Bur-clover	I
Medicago falcata L.	Yellow Alfalfa, Sickle Medick	I
Medicago lupulina L.	Black Medick	I
Medicago minima (L.) L.	Small Medick, Bur Medick, Little Bur-clover	I
Medicago sativa L.	Alfalfa, Lucerne	I
Melilotus albus Medikus	White Sweet-clover	I
Melilotus indicus (L.) All.	Small Melilot, Sourclover	I
Melilotus officinalis (L.) Lam.	Yellow Sweet-clover	I
Mimosa microphylla Dryander	Little-leaf Sensitive-brier	N
Orbexilum onobrychis (Nutt.) Rydb.	Lance-leaf Scurfpea, French-grass	N
Orbexilum psoralioides (Walter) Vincent	Sampson's Snakeroot	N
Pediomelum canescens (Michx.) Rydb.	Buckroot, Hoary Scurfpea	N
Phaseolus polystachios (L.) B.S.P.	Wild Bean, Thicket Bean	N
Pueraria montana (Loureiro) Merritt var. lobata (Willd.) Maesen & S. Almeida	Kudzu	I
Rhynchosia difformis (Ell.) DC.	Climbing Snoutbean, Double-form Snoutbean	N
Rhynchosia tomentosa (L.) Hook. & Arnott	Hairy Snoutbean	N
Robinia hispida L.	Bristly Locust	N
Robinia pseudoacacia L.	Black Locust	N
Robinia viscosa Vent.	Clammy Locust
Securigera varia (L.) Lassen	Crown Vetch	I
Senna hebecarpa (Fernald) Irwin & Barneby	American Senna, Northern Wild Senna	N
Senna marilandica (L.) Link	Maryland Wild Senna, Southern Wild Senna	N
Senna obtusifolia (L.) Irwin & Barneby	Sicklepod, Coffeeweed	I
Senna occidentalis (L.) Link	Coffee Senna	I
Sesbania herbacea (P. Miller) McVaugh	Sesban, Coffee-weed, Indigo-weed, Peatree	I
Sesbania punicea (Cav.) Benth.	Rattlebox Tree, Red Sesbania	I
Strophostyles helvola (L.) Ell.	Beach Bean, Trailing Wild Bean, Amberique Bean	N
Strophostyles leiosperma (Torr. & Gray) Piper	Small-flowered Sand Bean	I
Strophostyles umbellata (Muhl. ex Willd.) Britt.	Pink Wild Bean, Perennial Wild Bean	N
Stylosanthes biflora (L.) B.S.P.	Pencilflower	N
Styphnolobium japonicum (L.) Schott	Pagoda Tree	I
Tephrosia purpurea (L.) Pers.	Fishpoison	I
Tephrosia spicata (Walt.) Torr. & Gray	Spiked Hoary Pea, Red Hoary Pea	N
Tephrosia virginiana (L.) Pers.	Virginia Goat's-rue	N
Thermopsis mollis (Michx.) M.A. Curtis ex Gray	Appalachian Golden-banner	N
Thermopsis villosa (Walt.) Fern. & Schub.	Aaron's-rod, Blue Ridge Golden-banner	I
Trifolium arvense L.	Rabbit-foot Clover	I
Trifolium aureum Pollich	Golden Clover, Large Hop Clover	I
Trifolium calcaricum Collins & Wieboldt	Running Glade Clover	N
Trifolium campestre Schreb.	Low Hop Clover	I
Trifolium dubium Sibthorp	Lesser Hop Clover, Least Hop Clover	I
Trifolium hirtum All.	Rose Clover	I
Trifolium hybridum L.	Alsike Clover	I
Trifolium incarnatum L.	Crimson Clover	I
Trifolium pratense L.	Red Clover	I
Trifolium reflexum L.	Buffalo Clover	N
Trifolium repens L.	White Clover, Dutch Clover	I
Trifolium vesiculosum Savi	Arrowleaf Clover	I
Trifolium virginicum Small	Kates Mountain Clover	N
Ulex europaeus L.	Gorse	I
Vachellia constricta (Benth.) Seigler & Ebinger	Whitethorn Acacia	I
Vicia americana Muhl. ex Willd. var. americana	American Vetch, Purple Vetch	N
Vicia caroliniana Walt.	Wood Vetch, Carolina Vetch	N
Vicia cracca L.	Tufted Vetch, Cow Vetch	I
Vicia grandiflora Scop.	Large Yellow Vetch, Showy Vetch	I
Vicia hirsuta (L.) S.F. Gray	Tiny Vetch, Hairy Tare	I
Vicia lathyroides L.	Spring Vetch	I
Vicia sativa L.	Narrow-leaf Vetch, Common Vetch	I
Vicia tetrasperma (L.) Schreb.	Slender Vetch, Lentil Vetch	I
Vicia villosa Roth ssp. varia (Host) Corbiere	Smooth Vetch	I
Vicia villosa Roth ssp. villosa	Hairy Vetch, Winter Vetch	I
Vigna luteola (Jacq.) Benth.	Wild Cow Pea	I
Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.	Cow Pea	I
Wisteria floribunda (Willd.) DC.	Japanese Wisteria	I
Wisteria frutescens (L.) Poir. var. frutescens	American Wisteria, Atlantic Wisteria	N
Wisteria frutescens (L.) Poir. var. macrostachya Torr. & A. Gray	Mississippi Wisteria	I
Wisteria sinensis (Sims) Sweet	Chinese Wisteria	I
Zornia bracteata J.F. Gmel.	Viperina	N

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