Higher classification Lathyrus | Scientific name Lathyrus splendens Rank Species | |
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Similar Lathyrus, Lathyrus polyphyllus, Lathyrus littoralis, Lathyrus lanszwertii, Lathyrus angulatus |
Lathyrus splendens is a species of wild pea known by the common names pride of California and Campo pea. It is native to Baja California and its range extends into San Diego County, California, where it grows in the chaparral. This is a climbing perennial pea vine with coiling tendrils. Its leaves are each made up of 6 to 8 linear to oval-shaped leaflets a few centimeters long and wavy-margined stipules. The plant produces showy inflorescences of up to 6 bright to deep red flowers each about 3 centimeters wide. The fruit is a hairless dehiscent legume pod.
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