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| Lathyrus pauciflorus | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Fabales |
| Family: | Fabaceae |
| Subfamily: | Faboideae |
| Genus: | Lathyrus |
| Species: | L. pauciflorus |
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| Lathyrus pauciflorus | |
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Lathyrus pauciflorus, known by the common name of few flowered peavine,[3] is a perennial plant species in the Fabaceae family.[4]
Description
[edit]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]
Distribution
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ NatureServe (2024). "Lathyrus pauciflorus". Arlington, Virginia. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ "Lathyrus pauciflorus Fernald". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 5 July 2024.
- ^ a b Burke Herbarium Image Collection| https://biology.burke.washington.edu/herbarium/imagecollection/taxon.php?Taxon=Lathyrus%20pauciflorus | accessdate = 22 May 2021
- ^ a b c Hitchcock and Cronquist, Flora of the Pacific Northwest, 1973
- ^ 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.
External links
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