Lathyrus jepsonii var. californicus |
Lathyrus jepsonii |
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California tule pea |
delta tule pea, Jepson's pea, Jepson's sweet pea, tule pea |
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Habit | Herbs pubescent. | Herbs perennial, from rhizome, glabrous or pubescent. | ||||
Stems | usually less than 10 dm. |
winged, sprawling or climbing, basally branched 0–3 times, 4–25 dm. |
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Leaves | 5–15 cm; tendrils well developed; stipules narrowly lanceolate to linear, 10–25 × 2–6 mm, much smaller than leaflets; leaflets 8–12, scattered, blades lanceolate, 20–60 × 4–20 mm, surfaces glabrous or pubescent. |
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Inflorescences | 5–15-flowered, 6–16 cm. |
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Flowers | 14–17 mm; calyx lobes unequal, lateral lobes linear-triangular, equal to tube; corolla pale pink to rose-purple, banner erect, blade longer than claw, wings equal to keel; ovary glabrous. |
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Legumes | 50–90 × 6–9 mm. |
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2n | = 14. |
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Lathyrus jepsonii var. californicus |
Lathyrus jepsonii |
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Phenology | Flowering May–Jun. | |||||
Habitat | Meadows, wooded streams. | |||||
Elevation | 0–2000 m. (0–6600 ft.) | |||||
Distribution |
CA |
California
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Discussion | Lathyrus californicus (S. Watson) S. Watson, not Douglas, is an illegitimate name that pertains here. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Varieties 2 (2 in the flora). (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Source | FNA vol. 11. | FNA vol. 11. | ||||
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Synonyms | L. venosus var. californicus, L. jepsonii subsp. californicus, L. watsonii | |||||
Name authority | (S. Watson) Hoover: Leafl. W. Bot. 10: 349. (1966) | Greene: Pittonia 2: 158. (1890) — (as jepsoni) | ||||
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