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dryland Nevada pea, Nevada pea, pinewoods peavine

Stems

erect, 1–3 dm.

Leaves

2–4 cm, terminating in simple bristle, usually less than 1 cm;

leaflets 4–8, blades linear, 20–40 × 2–5 mm.

Inflorescences

2–4 cm.

Flowers

7–10 mm, corolla white.

2n

= 14.

Lathyrus lanszwertii var. aridus

Phenology Flowering Apr–Jun.
Habitat Open ponderosa pine wood­lands, adjacent sagebrush steppes.
Elevation 800–2000 m. (2600–6600 ft.)
Distribution
from FNA
CA; NV; OR; WA
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Discussion

Variety aridus is known from the eastern flanks of the Sierra Nevada in California and western Nevada and in the Cascade Range north to south-central Washington. It appears to intergrade with var. lanszwertii in central Washington and Oregon.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)

Source FNA vol. 11.
Parent taxa Fabaceae > subfam. Faboideae > Lathyrus > Lathyrus lanszwertii
Sibling taxa
L. lanszwertii var. bijugatus, L. lanszwertii var. lanszwertii, L. lanszwertii var. leucanthus, L. lanszwertii var. pallescens
Synonyms L. coriaceus subsp. aridus, L. lanszwertii subsp. aridus
Name authority (Piper) Jepson: Fl. Calif. 2: 389. (1936)
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