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.
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 |