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Fabaceae

4-Beans!

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Beans! The seeds of many legumes are beans. Dr. Robertson tells a good story about beans in Lecture. After the grass family (Poaceae), the Fabaceae is the second most important family for humans as cultivated row crops, other types of food plants, ornamental plants, and plants of major importance in natural ecosystems.

Taken by K. R. Robertson at Champaign, Illinois. Hands by Scott McKay.

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