Sunmark Seeds has an extensive list of legumes and clovers for many applications or additions to seed mixes. Legumes are used for a host of situations, like forage production, nitrogen fixation, and erosion control. Sunmark also has an extensive list of Native Legumes and can custom collect for specific bioregions or species selection.
Use Control F on your keyboard to search this list for specific Species.
All species names align with the USDA PLANTS Database.
Parentheses indicate former or alternate names.
Botanical Name |
Common Name |
Application | |
| Astragalus canadensis | Milkvetch, Canadian | ||
| Astragalus cicer | Milkvetch, Chickpea | ||
| Chamaecrista fasciculata | Pea, Partridge | Dry | Moist |
| Cichorium intybus | Chicory | Dry | Dry |
| Coronilla varia | Crownvetch | Moist | Moist |
| Lathyrus latifolius | Pea, Perennial | Moist | Moist |
| Lathyrus littorarlis | Pea, Silky Beach | Dry | Moist |
| Lathyrus tuberosus | Sweetpea, Tuberous | Moist | Wet |
| Lotus corniculatus | Trefoil, Bird’s-Foot | Dry | Moist |
| Lotus micranthus | Deervetch, Desert (Small-Flowered) | Dry | Moist |
| Lotus pedunculatus | Trefoil, Big | Dry | Moist |
| Lotus pinnatus | Trefoil, Meadow | Moist | Moist |
| Lotus unifoliolatus (L. purshianus) | Trefoil, American Bird’s-Foot | Moist | Moist |
| Lotus scoparius | Common Deerweed | Dry | Dry |
| Medicago sativa | Alfalfa | Dry | Moist |
| Melilotus officinalis | Sweetclover | Dry | Dry |
| Onobrychis viciifolia | Sainfoin | Dry | Dry |
| Pisum sativum (P.s. arvense) | Pea, Garden (Austrian Winter Peas) | Dry | Moist |
| Sanguisorba minor | Small Burnet | Dry | Dry |
| Trifolium campestre (T. procumbens) | Clover, Field (Hop) | Dry | Moist |
| Trifolium ciliolatum | Clover, Foothill | Moist | Moist |
| Trifolium dubium | Clover, Suckling (Shamrock) | Moist | Moist |
| Trifolium fragiferum | Clover, Strawberry | Moist | Moist |
| Trifolium gemellum | Clover, Spanish | ||
| Trifolium gracilentum | Clover, Pinpoint (Slender) | Dry | Moist |
| Trifolium howellii | Clover, Canyon (Bigleaf) | Moist | Wet |
| Trifolium hybridum | Clover, Alsike – 50# min. | Moist | Moist |
| Trifolium incarnatum | Clover, Crimson – 50# min. | Moist | Wet |
| Trifolium nanum | Clover, Dwarf – pkt, 100 seeds | Dry | Moist |
| Trifolium obtusiflorum | Clover, Clammy (Creek) | Moist | Wet |
| Trifolium parryi | Clover, Parry’s | Dry | Moist |
| Trifolium plumosum | Clover, Plumed | Moist | Moist |
| Trifolium pratense | Clover, Red | Moist | Moist |
| Trifolium repens | Clover, White (Dutch) | Moist | Moist |
| Trifolium repens latum | Clover, Ladino (Large White) | Moist | Moist |
| Trifolium repens “kopu II” | Clover, White, Kopu II – certified | Moist | Moist |
| Trifolium repens “grassland huia” (“new zealand”) | Clover, White, Intermediate | Moist | Moist |
| Trifolium repens “new york” | Clover, White, Small | ||
| Trifolium subterraneum | Clover, Subterranean | Moist | Moist |
| Trifolium willdenovii | Clover, Tomcat | Moist | Wet |
| Trifolium wormskioldii | Clover, Cow’s (Springbank) | Moist | Wet |
| Vicia americana | Vetch, American | Dry | Dry |
| Vicia nigricans gigantea | Vetch, Giant | Moist | Wet |
| Vicia sativa | Vetch, Garden (Common) – 50# min. | Dry | Wet |
| Vicia villosa | Vetch, Winter (Hairy) – 10# min. | Dry | Moist |
| Vigna unguiculata | Cowpea | Dry | Wet |