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Lathyrus vestitus

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Fabaceae

Genus
  
Lathyrus

Higher classification
  
Lathyrus

Order
  
Fabales

Subfamily
  
Faboideae

Scientific name
  
Lathyrus vestitus

Rank
  
Species

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Similar
  
Lathyrus, Legumes, Lathyrus polyphyllus, Lathyrus littoralis, Lathyrus nevadensis

Lathyrus vestitus is a species of wild pea known by the common name Pacific pea. It is native to western North America, where it is mostly found in the forests, woodlands, and chaparral of California. The ranges of some subspecies extend into Oregon and Baja California. This is a perennial pea vine which varies in appearance across subspecies. Leaves are made up of several leaflets of various shapes up to 4 or 5 centimeters long. The leaves usually bear coiling tendrils and the stipules may be large or small. The inflorescence is a showy array of up to 15 pea flowers, sometimes densely packed together, and usually some shade of light to medium purple or white.

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Subspecies

Lathyrus vestitus is often discussed as comprising several varieties. These are:

  • L. vestitus var. alefeldii
  • L. vestitus var. ochropetalus
  • L. vestitus var. vestitus

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    References

    Lathyrus vestitus Wikipedia