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Cenchrus americanus

Millet, Pearl Millet, Yellow Bristle Grass

Purple-leafed grass with dense upright spikes of grain

Purple-leafed grass with dense upright spikes of grain

dwarf grass with dense upright spikes of grain.

dwarf grass with dense upright spikes of grain.

Close-up on dense, cattail-like spike of grain

Close-up on dense, cattail-like spike of grain

Dark-leafed grass with dense upright spike of grain

Dark-leafed grass with dense upright spike of grain

Dense, cattail-like spikes of grain

Dense, cattail-like spikes of grain

Field of grass with dense upright spike of grain

Field of grass with dense upright spike of grain

3 Cultivars/Varieties

Crotalaria juncea

Bombay Hemp, Sunn Hemp

Close-up of yellow flowers against a blue sky.

Close-up of yellow flowers against a blue sky.

Herbaceous plant; erect stems; unifoliate leaves

Herbaceous plant; erect stems; unifoliate leaves

Herbaceous plant; erect stems; unifoliate leaves

Herbaceous plant; erect stems; unifoliate leaves

Dried legume pod on a plant with unifoliate leaves.

Dried legume pod on a plant with unifoliate leaves.

Hand cradling open legume and a cluster of dark seeds.

Hand cradling open legume and a cluster of dark seeds.

Herbaceous plant; erect stems; unifoliate leaves

Herbaceous plant; erect stems; unifoliate leaves

Fagopyrum esculentum

Buckwheat

Flowers and leaves

Flowers and leaves

Fagopyrum esculentum-Flowers

Fagopyrum esculentum-Flowers

Field of buckwheat

Field of buckwheat

Glycine max

Edamame, Soy, Soybean, Soy Bean

hairy pods hanging from plant with trifoliolate leaves

hairy pods hanging from plant with trifoliolate leaves

hairy pods hanging from plant with trifoliolate leaves

hairy pods hanging from plant with trifoliolate leaves

hairy pods hanging from plant with trifoliolate leaves

hairy pods hanging from plant with trifoliolate leaves

Single trifoliolate leaf

Single trifoliolate leaf

rows of soybean plants in a field.

rows of soybean plants in a field.

Pinkish pea-type flowers

Pinkish pea-type flowers

Mucuna pruriens

Cowitch, Velvetbean, Velvet Bean

A cluster of densely hairy bean pods.

A cluster of densely hairy bean pods.

A dangling raceme of dark purple pea flowers

A dangling raceme of dark purple pea flowers

A dangling raceme of dark purple pea flowers

A dangling raceme of dark purple pea flowers

Sorghum x drummondii

Chicken Corn, Hybrid Sudan, Shattercane, Sordan, Sorghum Sudangrass, Sudangrass, Sudan Grass

Grass with densely branched spikes of grain.

Grass with densely branched spikes of grain.

Tall, upright grass with broad leaves

Tall, upright grass with broad leaves

Hand holding seeds (grains).

Hand holding seeds (grains).

Vigna unguiculata

Cowpea, Cow Pea, Longbean, Long Bean

Dense foliage of trifoliolate leaves and long beans.

Dense foliage of trifoliolate leaves and long beans.

Bluish purple pea flower

Bluish purple pea flower

Hand cradling a trifoliolate leaf.

Hand cradling a trifoliolate leaf.

Flowers and long beans against the foliage of the plant.

Flowers and long beans against the foliage of the plant.

Close-up of a pinkish purple pea flower

Close-up of a pinkish purple pea flower

Vine bearing long beans and trifoliolate leaves

Vine bearing long beans and trifoliolate leaves