Lathyrus ochroleucus |
Lathyrus nevadensis |
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Sierra Nevada pea |
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Habit | Plants perennial. | |
Stems | erect, sprawling or climbing, 1–6 dm, ribbed or angled, basally branched 0–several times. |
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Leaves | 2–10 cm; leaflets 4–10, usually unpaired; ovate to lanceolate, 20–110 × 2–30 mm; surfaces glabrous, rarely finely pubescent; tendrils well developed or reduced to bristles; stipules linear; much < leaflets, bases semi-sagittate. |
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Inflorescences | 2–8-flowered, 4–15 cm. |
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Flowers | 10–22 mm; calyx lateral lobes deltoid; < tubes; corollas pink-purple, blue-purple, or white; banners > claws; wings ? keels. |
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Lathyrus ochroleucus |
Lathyrus nevadensis |
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Distribution | ||
Discussion | Western United States and Canada. 3 varieties; 2 varieties treated in Flora. |
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Source | Flora of Oregon, volume 2, page 691 Steven Broich |
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