Leguminosites
lesquereuxiana
Division Magnoliophyta,
Class: Magnoliopsida, Order Fabales, Family Leguminosales:
Geological
Time: Eocene
Size: Leaf:
30 mm
Fossil
Site: Green River Formation, Uintah County, Utah
| This
is an example of a leaf from a member of the Leguminosae (Pea family),
one of the largest of families of flowering plants. The family holds
several plants of use to man as a food source due to the fact that
they harbor nitrogen-fixing bacteria, and so need little to no additional
fertilizer. | |
