''Coursetia'' is a genus of flowering plant in the

pea Pea (''pisum'' in Latin) is a pulse or fodder crop, but the word often refers to the seed or sometimes the pod of this flowering plant species. Peas are eaten as a vegetable. Carl Linnaeus gave the species the scientific name ''Pisum sativum' ...

family,

Fabaceae Fabaceae () or Leguminosae,International Code of Nomen ...

. Members of the genus, commonly known as babybonnets, are

shrub A shrub or bush is a small to medium-sized perennial woody plant. Unlike herbaceous plants, shrubs have persistent woody stems above the ground. Shrubs can be either deciduous or evergreen. They are distinguished from trees by their multiple ...

s and small trees native to the Southwestern United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and South America as far south as Brazil and Peru. The genus is named for French botanist Georges Louis Marie Dumont de Courset (1746–1824).

Species

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accepted the following species: *''

Coursetia andina ''Coursetia'' is a genus of flowering plant in the pea family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus, commonly known as babybonnets, are shrubs and small trees native to the Southwestern United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and South ...

'' Lavin *''

Coursetia apantensis ''Coursetia'' is a genus of flowering plant in the pea family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus, commonly known as babybonnets, are shrubs and small trees native to the Southwestern United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and South ...

'' M.Sousa *''

Coursetia astragalina ''Coursetia'' is a genus of flowering plant in the pea family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus, commonly known as babybonnets, are shrubs and small trees native to the Southwestern United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and South ...

'' (Kunth) Lavin *''

Coursetia axillaris ''Coursetia axillaris'', the Texas babybonnets, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is native to desert or dry scrubland areas of Texas and eastern Mexico. A thornless shrub reaching tall and wide, it is largely confined ...

'' J.M.Coult. & Rose – Texas babybonnets *''

Coursetia barrancana ''Coursetia'' is a genus of flowering plant in the pea family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus, commonly known as babybonnets, are shrubs and small trees native to the Southwestern United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and South ...

'' Lavin *'' Coursetia brachyrhachis'' Harms *''

Coursetia caatingicola ''Coursetia'' is a genus of flowering plant in the pea family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus, commonly known as babybonnets, are shrubs and small trees native to the Southwestern United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and South ...

'' L.P.Queiroz *''

Coursetia cajamarcana ''Coursetia'' is a genus of flowering plant in the pea family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus, commonly known as babybonnets, are shrubs and small trees native to the Southwestern United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and South ...

'' Lavin *''

Coursetia caribaea ''Coursetia'' is a genus of flowering plant in the pea family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus, commonly known as babybonnets, are shrubs and small trees native to the Southwestern United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and South ...

'' (Jacq.) Lavin *'' Coursetia chiapensis'' Lavin & M.Sousa *''

Coursetia diversifolia ''Coursetia'' is a genus of flowering plant in the pea family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus, commonly known as babybonnets, are shrubs and small trees native to the Southwestern United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and South ...

'' (Liebm.) M.Sousa & Lavin *''

Coursetia dubia ''Coursetia dubia'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist montane forests and subtropical or tropical dry shrubland Shrubland, scrubland, ...

'' (Kunth) DC. *''

Coursetia elliptica ''Coursetia'' is a genus of flowering plant in the pea family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus, commonly known as babybonnets, are shrubs and small trees native to the Southwestern United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and South ...

'' M.Sousa & Rudd *''

Coursetia ferruginea ''Coursetia'' is a genus of flowering plant in the pea family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus, commonly known as babybonnets, are shrubs and small trees native to the Southwestern United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and South ...

'' (Kunth) Lavin *'' Coursetia fruticosa'' (Cav.) J.F.Macbr. *''

Coursetia glabella ''Coursetia'' is a genus of flowering plant in the pea family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus, commonly known as babybonnets, are shrubs and small trees native to the Southwestern United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and South ...

'' (A.Gray) Lavin – smooth babybonnets *''

Coursetia glandulosa ''Coursetia glandulosa'', the rosary babybonnets, is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is native to desert and dry scrubland areas of the US state of Arizona, Mexico, and Honduras. A deciduous shrub reaching , it is typicall ...

'' A.Gray – rosary babybonnets *''

Coursetia gracilis ''Coursetia gracilis'' is a species of flowering plant in the family Fabaceae. It is found only in Ecuador. Its natural habitat is subtropical or tropical dry shrubland Shrubland, scrubland, scrub, brush, or bush is a plant community charac ...

'' Lavin *''

Coursetia grandiflora ''Coursetia'' is a genus of flowering plant in the pea family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus, commonly known as babybonnets, are shrubs and small trees native to the Southwestern United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and South ...

'' Benth. ex Oerst. *''

Coursetia greenmanii ''Coursetia'' is a genus of flowering plant in the pea family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus, commonly known as babybonnets, are shrubs and small trees native to the Southwestern United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and South ...

'' (Millsp.) R.Duno & Carnevali *''

Coursetia guatemalensis ''Coursetia'' is a genus of flowering plant in the pea family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus, commonly known as babybonnets, are shrubs and small trees native to the Southwestern United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and South ...

'' Rudd *''

Coursetia hassleri ''Coursetia'' is a genus of flowering plant in the pea family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus, commonly known as babybonnets, are shrubs and small trees native to the Southwestern United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and South ...

'' Chodat *''

Coursetia hidalgoana ''Coursetia'' is a genus of flowering plant in the pea family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus, commonly known as babybonnets, are shrubs and small trees native to the Southwestern United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and South ...

'' Lavin *''

Coursetia hintonii ''Coursetia'' is a genus of flowering plant in the pea family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus, commonly known as babybonnets, are shrubs and small trees native to the Southwestern United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and South ...

'' Rudd *''

Coursetia insomniifolia ''Coursetia'' is a genus of flowering plant in the pea family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus, commonly known as babybonnets, are shrubs and small trees native to the Southwestern United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and South ...

'' Lavin *''

Coursetia intermontana ''Coursetia'' is a genus of flowering plant in the pea family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus, commonly known as babybonnets, are shrubs and small trees native to the Southwestern United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and South ...

'' Lavin *''

Coursetia madrensis ''Coursetia'' is a genus of flowering plant in the pea family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus, commonly known as babybonnets, are shrubs and small trees native to the Southwestern United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and South ...

'' Micheli *'' Coursetia maraniona'' Lavin *''

Coursetia mollis ''Coursetia'' is a genus of flowering plant in the pea family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus, commonly known as babybonnets, are shrubs and small trees native to the Southwestern United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and South ...

'' B.L.Rob. & Greenm. *''

Coursetia oaxacensis ''Coursetia'' is a genus of flowering plant in the pea family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus, commonly known as babybonnets, are shrubs and small trees native to the Southwestern United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and South ...

'' M.Sousa & Rudd *'' Coursetia paniculata'' M.Sousa & Lavin *''

Coursetia paucifoliolata ''Coursetia'' is a genus of flowering plant in the pea family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus, commonly known as babybonnets, are shrubs and small trees native to the Southwestern United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and South ...

'' M.Sousa *''

Coursetia planipetiolata ''Coursetia'' is a genus of flowering plant in the pea family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus, commonly known as babybonnets, are shrubs and small trees native to the Southwestern United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and South ...

'' Micheli *''

Coursetia polyphylla ''Coursetia'' is a genus of flowering plant in the pea family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus, commonly known as babybonnets, are shrubs and small trees native to the Southwestern United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and South ...

'' Brandegee *''

Coursetia pumila ''Coursetia'' is a genus of flowering plant in the pea family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus, commonly known as babybonnets, are shrubs and small trees native to the Southwestern United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and South ...

'' (Rose) Lavin *''

Coursetia robinioides ''Coursetia'' is a genus of flowering plant in the pea family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus, commonly known as babybonnets, are shrubs and small trees native to the Southwestern United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and South ...

'' M.Sousa & Lavin *'' Coursetia rostrata'' Benth. *''

Coursetia tumbezensis ''Coursetia'' is a genus of flowering plant in the pea family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus, commonly known as babybonnets, are shrubs and small trees native to the Southwestern United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and South ...

'' J.F.Macbr. *''

Coursetia vicioides ''Coursetia'' is a genus of flowering plant in the pea family, Fabaceae. Members of the genus, commonly known as babybonnets, are shrubs and small trees native to the Southwestern United States, Mexico, the Caribbean, Central America, and South ...

'' (Nees & Mart.) Benth.

References

External links

USDA PLANTS Profile
* * Robinieae Fabaceae genera {{Faboideae-stub