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Lathyrus sulphureus Brewer ex Gray
Snub pea
Fabaceae (Pea Family)
USDA Symbol: LASU
USDA Native Status: Native to U.S.
Several sprawling or clambering, angular stems bearing pinnately compound leaves and yellowish to orange pea flowers turned to one side in racemes growing from leaf axils.
The unusually broad base and the barely upturned end of the banner produce a stubby flower, hence the common name. Del Norte Pea (L. delnorticus), which grows near the California-Oregon border, has wing-like ridges on the stem.
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Bloom Information
Bloom Time: Apr , May , JunDistribution
USA: CA , ID , ORNative Distribution: Southwestern Oregon and northern two-thirds of California.
Native Habitat: Slopes in chaparral and open forests.
USDA Native Status: L48(N)
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Metadata
Record Modified: 2007-01-01Research By: TWC Staff
