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Cover Crop Plants

About Cover Crops

The following is a list of several cover crops used in the PLANTS floristic area (PFA). By clicking on the appropriate column heading, this list can be sorted by PLANTS symbol, scientific name, common name, or plant family. Click on a scientific name to view its Plant Profile with more information. Synonyms are indented beneath accepted counterparts.

74 cover crops returned

Symbol	Scientific Name	Common Name	Plant Family
ARGL18	Arachis glabrata	rhizoma peanut	Fabaceae - Pea family
ARHY	Arachis hypogaea	peanut	Fabaceae - Pea family
AVSA	Avena sativa	common oat	Poaceae - Grass family
AVST2	Avena strigosa	black oats	Poaceae - Grass family
BRJU	Brassica juncea	brown mustard	Brassicaceae - Mustard family
BRNA	Brassica napus	rape	Brassicaceae - Mustard family
BRNI	Brassica nigra	black mustard	Brassicaceae - Mustard family
BRRAR	Brassica rapa var. rapa	field mustard	Brassicaceae - Mustard family
BRCA2	Brassica campestris
BRHO2	Bromus hordeaceus	soft brome	Poaceae - Grass family
CACA27	Cajanus cajan	pigeonpea	Fabaceae - Pea family
CAEN4	Canavalia ensiformis	jack bean	Fabaceae - Pea family
CRJU	Crotalaria juncea	sunn hemp	Fabaceae - Pea family
ECCR	Echinochloa crus-galli	barnyardgrass	Poaceae - Grass family
ERVES	Eruca vesicaria ssp. sativa	rocketsalad	Brassicaceae - Mustard family
FAES2	Fagopyrum esculentum	buckwheat	Polygonaceae - Buckwheat family
GLMA4	Glycine max	soybean	Fabaceae - Pea family
HEAN3	Helianthus annuus	common sunflower	Asteraceae - Aster family
HORDE	Hordeum	barley	Poaceae - Grass family
HOPU	Hordeum pusillum	little barley	Poaceae - Grass family
INHI	Indigofera hirsuta	hairy indigo	Fabaceae - Pea family
LAPU6	Lablab purpureus	hyacinthbean	Fabaceae - Pea family
LASA2	Lathyrus sativus	white pea	Fabaceae - Pea family
LASY	Lathyrus sylvestris	flat pea	Fabaceae - Pea family
LECU2	Lens culinaris	lentil	Fabaceae - Pea family
LOPEM2	Lolium perenne ssp. multiflorum	Italian ryegrass	Poaceae - Grass family
LOMU	Lolium multiflorum
LORI	Lolium rigidum	Wimmera ryegrass	Poaceae - Grass family
LOTE2	Lolium temulentum	Darnel ryegrass	Poaceae - Grass family
LOCO6	Lotus corniculatus	bird's-foot trefoil	Fabaceae - Pea family
LOGL10	Lotus glaber	narrow-leaf bird's-foot trefoil	Fabaceae - Pea family
LOTE4	Lotus tenuis
LUPIN	Lupinus	lupine	Fabaceae - Pea family
LUAL22	Lupinus albus	white lupine	Fabaceae - Pea family
LUAN4	Lupinus angustifolius	narrowleaf lupine	Fabaceae - Pea family
MELI5	Medicago littoralis	water medick	Fabaceae - Pea family
MELU	Medicago lupulina	black medick	Fabaceae - Pea family
MEPO3	Medicago polymorpha	burclover	Fabaceae - Pea family
MERU3	Medicago rugosa	gama medic	Fabaceae - Pea family
MESC6	Medicago scutellata	snail medick	Fabaceae - Pea family
METR10	Medicago truncatula	barrelclover	Fabaceae - Pea family
MEIN2	Melilotus indicus	annual yellow sweetclover	Fabaceae - Pea family
MEOF	Melilotus officinalis	sweetclover	Fabaceae - Pea family
MEAL12	Melilotus alba
MUPR	Mucuna pruriens	velvet bean	Fabaceae - Pea family
PAMI2	Panicum miliaceum	proso millet	Poaceae - Grass family
PEGL2	Pennisetum glaucum	pearl millet	Poaceae - Grass family
PHTA	Phacelia tanacetifolia	lacy phacelia	Hydrophyllaceae - Waterleaf family
PISA6	Pisum sativum	garden pea	Fabaceae - Pea family
POPR	Poa pratensis	Kentucky bluegrass	Poaceae - Grass family
RASA2	Raphanus sativus	cultivated radish	Brassicaceae - Mustard family
SECE	Secale cereale	cereal rye	Poaceae - Grass family
SEBI3	Sesbania bispinosa	dunchi fiber	Fabaceae - Pea family
SEAC7	Sesbania aculeata
SEHE8	Sesbania herbacea	bigpod sesbania	Fabaceae - Pea family
SEEX	Sesbania exaltata
SESE8	Sesbania sesban	Egyptian riverhemp	Fabaceae - Pea family
SEIT	Setaria italica	foxtail millet	Poaceae - Grass family
SIAL5	Sinapis alba	white mustard	Brassicaceae - Mustard family
BRHI2	Brassica hirta
	Sorghum bicolor × S. bicolor var. sudanense (link 1) (link 2)	Sudex (Sorghum-sudangrass)	Poaceae - Grass family
SOBI2	Sorghum bicolor	sorghum	Poaceae - Grass family
TRAL6	Trifolium alexandrinum	Egyptian clover	Fabaceae - Pea family
TRFR2	Trifolium fragiferum	strawberry clover	Fabaceae - Pea family
TRHI4	Trifolium hirtum	rose clover	Fabaceae - Pea family
TRHY	Trifolium hybridum	alsike clover	Fabaceae - Pea family
TRIN3	Trifolium incarnatum	crimson clover	Fabaceae - Pea family
TRPR2	Trifolium pratense	red clover	Fabaceae - Pea family
TRRE3	Trifolium repens	white clover	Fabaceae - Pea family
TRSU3	Trifolium subterraneum	subterranean clover	Fabaceae - Pea family
TRVE	Trifolium vesiculosum	arrowleaf clover	Fabaceae - Pea family
TRITI2	×Triticosecale	triticale	Poaceae - Grass family
TRAE	Triticum aestivum	common wheat	Poaceae - Grass family
URRA	Urochloa ramosa	browntop millet	Poaceae - Grass family
BRRA80	Brachiaria ramosa
VIBE	Vicia benghalensis	purple vetch	Fabaceae - Pea family
VIAT2	Vicia atropurpurea
VIFA	Vicia faba	fava bean	Fabaceae - Pea family
VIGR	Vicia grandiflora	large yellow vetch	Fabaceae - Pea family
VISA	Vicia sativa	garden vetch	Fabaceae - Pea family
VIVI	Vicia villosa	winter vetch	Fabaceae - Pea family
VIUN	Vigna unguiculata	cowpea	Fabaceae - Pea family
VUMY	Vulpia myuros	annual fescue	Poaceae - Grass family
FEME	Festuca megalura