Fabaceae

Family: Fabaceae

Group: Vascular Plant, Species

Scientific Name	Common Name	Summary
Astragalus agrestis	Purple Milk Vetch	Although included in the preliminary checklist, there do not appear to be any collections from especially near Southeast Alaska. The nearest indicated on e-Flora BC maps are in the vicinity of the alcan highway in southern Yukon.
Astragalus alpinus	Alpine Milk-vetch	Most (georeferenced) collections in ARCTOS are from the northern mainland. Two collections from Baranof Island (Bear Mountain and Blue Lake), plus one from northern Prince of Wales Island.
Astragalus americanus	American Milkvetch	Probably does not occur in the region, but collection is shown on the e-Flora BC map from the Stikine River near the border (it may be this is a location such "Stikine River" with a very wide circle, as there are no other records from particularly near the border.)
Astragalus bodinii	Bodin's Milk-vetch	Although included on the preliminary checklist, there do not seem to be any collections from Southeast Alaska in ARCTOS, nor is this species reported from British Columbia. Hulten does include part of Southeast Alaska in the presumed range (based on collections, though it is unclear where they may be currently).
Astragalus eucosmus	Elegant Milk-vetch	Included on the preliminary checklist as well as in Hall's 2010 treatment, there do not appear to be any collections from particularly close to Southeast Alaska. The overall range of this species appears to be very continental (especially at latitudes encompassing this region).
Astragalus nutzotinensis	Nutzotin milk-vetch	Included on the preliminary checklist, but there do not appear to be any collections in ARCTOS nor indicated on the e-Flora BC map from the region. There are several collections from the Haines Triangle of British Columbia, however.
Astragalus robbinsii	Harold's Milk-vetch	A few collections (mostly as A. harringtonii) in ARCTOS, from Chichagof Island, Yakutat area, Glacier Bay, and Dall Island.
Astragalus umbellatus	Tundra milk vetch	No georeferenced collections in ARCTOS from the region, there are collections very near the border outside of Haines on the British Columbia side.
Cytisus scoparius	Scots Broom	Unclear to what extent this species has escaped cultivation in Southeast Alaska. Records in AKEPIC primarly from Prince of Wales Island, but also from other southern Southeast Alaskan communities as well as Sitka, Petersburg, and Hoonah.
Hedysarum alpinum	Alpine Sweet-vetch	Several collections in ARCTOS from the northern mainland part of the region.
Hedysarum boreale	Northern Sweet-vetch	ARCTOS Collections from near Haines and one from the lower Alsek river about 1 mile west of the border.
Lathyrus japonicus	Beach Pea	Sprawling perennial with purple pea flowers found above the tide line on many beaches Collections in ARCTOS from throughout much of the region, but only one (georeferenced) collection from the southern portion, and none from the southern outer islands. (Collections appear to be infrequent through much of BC before becoming common again in coastal Washington and Oregon.)
Lathyrus ochroleucus	Cream pea	A single (not georeferenced) collection from Hyder in ARCTOS (see link below) originally identified as L. venosus (and included in Hulten as such), but later changed to L. ochroleucus. The overall range of this species appears to be well east of the coast range, so it is unclear what to make of the Hyder collection.
Lathyrus palustris	Marsh Pea	Collections in ARCTOS throughout from north to south, mostly from the mainland or near by islands. A single collection from Baranof Island.
Lotus corniculatus	Bird's-foot Trefoil	A number of records in AKEPIC, mostly from islands in the vicinity of the Stikine River delta, but also from Prince of Wales. In addition, ARCTOS has a collection from Hoonah.
Lupinus arcticus	Arctic lupine	Apparently no collections of this species from Southeast Alaska in ARCTOS. Hulten includes a collection record from Juneau and maps the species as occurring in the northeastern part of the region. (It is presumably Hulten's map that led to the inclusion of this species in subsequent treatments.) There are collections from the BC side of the border. If this species occurs it is either overlooked due to similarity to the common Nootka Lupine (Lupinus nootkatensis), or only occurs at the margins of the region.
Lupinus kuschei	Yukon Lupine	Collections in the Haines triangle of BC not far from the border, but so far not known from Southeast Alaska. (If it does occur, it would most likely be along the Alsek River, where it has been found a few miles east of the border.)
Lupinus lepidus	Pacific lupine	Included in the preliminary checklist, probably on the basis of a mapped occurrence from the extreme southeastern part of the region included in Hulten's Flora of Alaska. Mapped records from BC all appear to be from very near the southern border, which suggests Hulten's record may have been a mistake.
Lupinus nootkatensis	Nootka Lupine	Large herb with blue pea flowers and roundish deeply lobed leaves found along roadsides, and in estuary and upper elevation meadows. Collections in ARCTOS from around the region.
Lupinus polyphyllus	Large-leaf lupine	A few collections in ARCTOS from the southern part of the region, and the very northern part of the region. Many additional reports in AKEPIC database, mostly from the same areas.
Medicago lupulina	Black Medick	Few collections in ARCTOS (though on from 1958 in Sitka). AKEPIC has many reports, mostly from Prince of Wales Island, but also Sitka, Ketchikan, Juneau, and Kake.
Medicago minima	Alfalfa	In AKEPIC database, four 2004 records from Prince of Wales Island. The observer suggested it may have been part of seed mix. Not considered established in British Columbia, it is probably also not established in Southeast Alaska.
Medicago polymorpha	Burr Clover	Apparently no recent records. AKEPIC notes this species was reported in Anderson's 1918 "Plants of southeastern Alaska" as "Common weed in Sitka."
Medicago sativa	Alfalfa	A single 1926 collection from Juneau in ARCTOS, and two reports from near Klawock (2005, 2006) in AKEPIC. It is unclear whether this species is established is in the region.
Melilotus alba	White Sweetclover	Reports in AKEPIC database from Haines, Skagway, Juneau, Hoonah, Kake, the Stikine River area, Prince of Wales, and Metlakatla.
Melilotus officinalis	Yellow Sweetclover	Records in AKEPIC database from Prince of Wales Island, Petersburg, Juneau, and Haines.
Oxytropis borealis	Boreal Locoweed	Included on the preliminary checklist based on map in Hulten. However, there are no records from the region, with the nearest being just north of the Yukon border. It probably does not occur in Southeast Alaska.
Oxytropis campestris	Field Locoweed	Small light yellow flowered legume of gravel bars and rocky areas at upper elevations Collections in ARCTOS from throughout much of the region, though more concentrated along northern mainland.
Oxytropis deflexa	Nodding Locoweed	No georeferenced collections in ARCTOS from the region, though there is an e-Flora BC collection mapped from near the border on Alsek Lake. Hulten has a collection mapped from the border area north of Skagway. Given the overall distribution of this species, it is likelly to occur only at the northern margins of Southeast Alaska, if at all.
Oxytropis huddelsonii	Huddelson's Locoweed	Apparently no collections from Southeast Alaska, there are several records from the Haines triangle of British Columbia, though non especially near the border.
Oxytropis maydelliana	Maydell's Locoweed	Apparently no collections from the region in ARCTOS, but Hulten indicates a collection from near the border along the Taku River. E-flora BC has a couple of collections mapped from the Haines triangle.
Oxytropis nigrescens	Blackish Oxytrope	Apparently no collections from Southeast Alaska, but this species has been found very near the border from nunataks in the Juneau Icefield on the Canadian side.
Oxytropis scammaniana	Scamman's Oxytrope	No collections in ARCTOS from the region, and only a single record mapped on e-Flora BC in British Columbia adjacent to the border with Yukon Territories. Hulten indicates an isolated collection from the area of the Juneau ice field.
Oxytropis splendens	Showy Locoweed	A single record from the Haines triangle indicated on the e-Flora BC maps is the only one particularly close to Southeast Alaska.
Trifolium aureum	Field Clover	Reported in AKEPIC database from Kupreanof and Prince of Wales Islands. One collection from Kupreanof Island in ARCTOS.
Trifolium campestre	Field Clover	Reported as being introduced to Juneau (check Hulten?) - no records of this species in AKEPIC. (check T. aureum)
Trifolium dubium	Suckling Clover	Four scattered reports in AKEPIC database, one from 1941 in Juneau, others from False Island (1997), Prince of Wales Island (2005), and Kosciusko Island (2007).
Trifolium hybridum	Alsike Clover	Only a couple of collections in ARCTOS, but many reports in the AKEPIC database from across most of the region.
Trifolium pratense	Red Clover	Introduced species with many records in AKEPIC from human impacted areas throughout the region.
Trifolium repens	White Clover	Intoduced species with reports in AKEPIC database for throughout the region almost wherever there has been significant human habitation or impact over the past 100 years.
Trifolium wormskioldii	Coast Clover	Included in the preliminary checklist, Hall's 2010 treatment - presumably both based on a single record Hulten has mapped from what appears to be Annette Island. There are no collections in ARCTOS. E-flora BC has mapped records from Haida Gwaii, which appear to be the nearest reports (other than Hulten) to Southeast Alaska.
Vicia americana	American Vetch	Apparently three collections in ARCTOS from Southeast Alaska, two from the mainland (Taku River, and Hyder, not georeferenced), plus one from Coronation Island.
Vicia cracca	Bird Vetch	One collection from Hyder in ARCTOS. A handful of reports in AKEPIC database from Prince of Wales, Hyder, Juneau, and Skagway.
Vicia nigricans	Giant Vetch	Collections in ARCTOS from as far north as Douglas Island (not all of them georeferenced).
Vicia sativa	Garden Vetch	Only report from early 1900s in Sitka. This species is probably not established in the region.