Lathyrus pauciflorus, known by the common name of few flowered peavine,[3] is a perennial plant species in the Fabaceae family.[4]

Description

The flowers are blue to purple, blooming early in spring,[5] usually growing to at least 18 millimeters. The leaves are mostly greater than 3 centimeters. The keel is 2–4 mm shorter than the wing petals.[4]

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Distribution

This plant grows at lower elevations from sagebrush desert to Ponderosa pine forests east of the Cascade crest in Washington, Washington to California and east to Idaho and Arizona.[3][4]

References

  1. ^ NatureServe (2024). "Lathyrus pauciflorus". Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Lathyrus pauciflorus Fernald". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
  3. ^ a b Burke Herbarium Image Collection| https://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection/taxon.php?Taxon=Lathyrus%20pauciflorus | accessdate = 22 May 2021
  4. ^ a b c Hitchcock and Cronquist, Flora of the Pacific Northwest, 1973
  5. ^ Taylor, Ronald J. (1994) [1992]. Sagebrush Country: A Wildflower Sanctuary (rev. ed.). Missoula, MT: Mountain Press Pub. Co. p. 106. ISBN 0-87842-280-3. OCLC 25708726.


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