Macroptilium lathyroides (L.) Urb.
Wild bush bean
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4/10/2015 · Big Cypress National Preserve Visitor Center, Florida · ≈ 9 × 6″ (22 × 15 cm) 
4/10/2015 · Big Cypress National Preserve Visitor Center, Florida · ≈ 9 × 7″ (23 × 18 cm) 
4/10/2015 · Big Cypress National Preserve Visitor Center, Florida · ≈ 9 × 7″ (21 × 16 cm) 
4/10/2015 · Big Cypress National Preserve Visitor Center, Florida · ≈ 8 × 6″ (20 × 14 cm) 
| Kingdom | Plantae | Plants, but not fungi, lichens, or algae (from Stearn's Botanical Latin) |
| Subkingdom | Tracheobionta | Vascular plants—plants with a “circulatory system” for delivering water and nutrients |
| Division | Magnoliophyta | Flowering plants, also known as angiosperms |
| Class | Magnoliopsida | Dicotyledons—plants with two initial seed leaves |
| Subclass | Rosidae | Roses, legumes, proteas, dogwoods, hydrangeas, mistletoes, euphorbias, grapes, many more |
| Order | Fabales | Legumes (pea and bean families) |
| Family | Fabaceae | Legume family (peas and beans) |
| Genus | Macroptilium | From Greek macroptilium, ”large feather,“ apparently a reference to the beans |
| Species | lathyroides | Like the genus Lathyrus |
Macroptilium lathyroides description by Thomas H. Kent, not updated.
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