Central TX, a lot of them have popped up and we didn't plant any peas. I assume it's a weed but have no idea what they are. We currently have green zebra tomatoes, cucumber, basil, mint, tomatillo (dead now), arugula, dill, parsley and marigolds. The garden got a little out of control and is currently been weeded, but we've found tons of these that seem to be across the entire area.
First picture is leaves, second is pods.
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I can’t seem to edit, but here’s the second photo
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Those are forbidden peas. Don’t eat those. Plenty of toxic plants in the fabiaceae family!
Those look like mimosa plants. Do not eat the seed pods lol
Looks like mimosa plant
*Neptunia* I think.
I was gonna guess Partridge Pea (Chamaecrista fasciculata) because of the foliage, but the pods look too fat to be those. (And I’m in Minnesota, so don’t really know what would be expected in your area.)
Edit: Some Googling tells me that there is Chamaecrista fasciculata var. macropserma which is known for having larger seed pods. I can’t find a ton else about it.
Kinda looks like a mimosa, but the ones I’m familiar with are trees. Maybe something in the same family?
Also, its right next to poison ivy?
A weed is just a slur for a plant you don’t want. If it’s one of the native species, you might want to offer the seeds to your buy nothing group. There are people like me who are trying to get rid of water wasting grass for natives like that in central Texas.